TO PARENTS OR TO PERSONS STANDING IN PARENTAL RELATION TO CHILDREN:
Senate Bill 1432, passed by the Texas Legislature effective September 1, 2001, states that if a student is absent from school three (3) days or parts of days in a four-week period without parental consent or is absent without an excuse for ten (10) or more days or parts of days in a six-month period:
The student’s parent or legal guardian is subject to prosecution under Texas Education Code 25.093
The student is subject to prosecution under Texas Education Code 25.094
It is your duty to require your child to attend school, monitor your child’s attendance, and request a conference with a school official to discuss absences. Parents or legal guardians are subject to prosecution under Texas Education Code 25.093 (b) for failure to require their child to attend school. Students must attend 90% of the days of the school year to meet grade-level promotion standards. Excused and unexcused absences count.
HISD Attendance Policy: https://www.houstonisd.org/Page/71976