Truancy is intentional, unjustified, unauthorized, or illegal absence from compulsory education. Its absence is caused by students of their own free will and does not apply to excused absences. In the U.S. truancy laws are regulated by local school districts and vary widely across the United States. Penalties include fines or jail time for parents or children. In 2019 Presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Beto O’Rourke introduced plans that would require the government to decriminalize truancy at the federal level.
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@4M78YV63yrs3Y
Yes but be very vigilante about the consequences of the action
@4V4VGHM4yrs4Y
Yes, but only after the eighth grade.
@524STTZ4yrs4Y
No, but there should be some leniencies provided for some legroom for students.
@8F7WKXJ3yrs3Y
Yes, at the federal level
@8GMPK8G4yrs4Y
They should get to the issue of why they aren't there and go from there. Each case should be different because of different circumstances.
@8HCRRMJ4yrs4Y
It should not necessarily be a criminal offense, but make the punishment dire enough (failure, extra work or subsequent failure) to deter the truancy.
@8K23V9K4yrs4Y
No, but punishment should be minimal. Jail time is out of the question. Fines should rarely exceed $50.
@LangworthyUS9th4yrs4Y
State issues not federal
@TogetherinSoli14yrs4Y
Yes, but it should remain illegal
@8Z6PZKW3yrs3Y
Yes, on a state by state basis
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