1997 Minnesota Statutes

     260A.06 Referral of truant students to school attendance 
  review board. 

    Subdivision 1.    Referral; notice.  An attendance 
 officer or other school official may refer a student who is a 
 continuing truant to the school attendance review board.  The 
 person making the referral shall provide a written notice by 
 first class mail or other reasonable means to the student and 
 the student's parent or legal guardian.  The notice must include 
 the name and address of the board to which the student has been 
 referred and the reason for the referral and indicate that the 
 student, parent or legal guardian, and the referring person will 
 meet with the board to determine a proper disposition of the 
 referral. 

    Subd. 2.    Meeting; community services.  The school 
 attendance review board shall schedule the meeting described in 
 subdivision 1 and provide notice of the meeting by first class 
 mail or other reasonable means to the student, parent or 
 guardian, and referring person.  If the board determines that 
 available community services may resolve the attendance problems 
 of the truant student, the board shall refer the student or the 
 student's parent or guardian to participate in the community 
 services.  The board may develop an agreement with the student 
 and parent or guardian that specifies the actions to be taken.  
 The board shall inform the student and parent or guardian that 
 failure to comply with any agreement or to participate in 
 appropriate community services will result in a referral to the 
 county attorney under subdivision 3.  The board may require the 
 student or parent or guardian to provide evidence of 
 participation in available community services or compliance with 
 any agreement. 

    Subd. 3.    Referral to county attorney; other appropriate 
 action.  If the school attendance review board determines that 
 available community services cannot resolve the attendance 
 problems of the truant student or if the student or the parent 
 or guardian has failed to comply with any referrals or 
 agreements under subdivision 2 or to otherwise cooperate with 
 the board, the board may: 

    (1) refer the matter to the county attorney under section 
 260A.07, if the county attorney has elected to participate in 
 the truancy mediation program; or 

    (2) if the county attorney has not elected to participate 
 in the truancy mediation program, refer the matter for 
 appropriate legal action against the child or the child's parent 
 or guardian under chapter 260 or section 127.20. 

    HIST: 1995 c 226 art 3 s 42