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Under California law, a student is considered truant when he or she is absent from school without a valid excuse for three full days in one school year or is tardy or absent for more than any 30-minute period during the school day on three occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof.
In the event that a school suspects that a student is truant (absent from school without a valid excuse), the school administration should contact the parents/guardians. If the student is absent three times in a school year without a valid excuse and all resources at the school level have been exhausted, the student may be considered a habitual truant and is subject to dismissal. The school principal should notify the local Child Welfare and Attendance authorities.
If a student has been absent without excuse, and it is impossible to contact the parents/guardians or designated emergency contacts within 4 hours and after repeated attempts, the school should notify the local police department, Child Protective Services, or both of those agencies.
An Excerpt from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Administrative Handbook. Updated: 7-9-2021, 7-31-2024. Please see Chapter 13-2-7 - Truancy
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