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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@8ZY2RKD3yrs3Y
Yes but only for some cases
@8P5LJL84yrs4Y
Yes as long as the student is passing
@8R7SQ2V4yrs4Y
Decriminalize, yes. Legalize, no.
@5VMSTDG4yrs4Y
Regardless, it should be up to the states.
@8DX8BWM4yrs4Y
No, but lower the amount of punishment
@8DX8BWM5yrs5Y
No, instead, lower the amount of punishment
@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.
@LangworthyUS9th4yrs4Y
State issues not federal
@934CBWC3yrs3Y
Yes, but states should determine the level of punishment for chronic cases
@8Z6PZKW3yrs3Y
Yes, on a state by state basis
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