Tex.
Educ. Code Section 25.095
Warning Notices
(a)
A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall notify a student’s parent in writing at the beginning of the school year that if the student is absent from school on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year:(1)
the student’s parent is subject to prosecution under Section 25.093 (Parent Contributing to Nonattendance); and(2)
the student is subject to referral to a truancy court for truant conduct under Section 65.003 (Truant Conduct)(a), Family Code.(b)
A school district shall notify a student’s parent if the student has been absent from school, without excuse under Section 25.087 (Excused Absences), on three days or parts of days within a four-week period. The notice must:(1)
inform the parent that:(A)
it is the parent’s duty to monitor the student’s school attendance and require the student to attend school; and(B)
the student is subject to truancy prevention measures under Section 25.0915 (Truancy Prevention Measures); and(2)
request a conference between school officials and the parent to discuss the absences.(c)
The fact that a parent did not receive a notice under Subsection (a) or (b) does not create a defense under Section 25.093 (Parent Contributing to Nonattendance) or under Section 65.003 (Truant Conduct)(a), Family Code.(d)
In this section, “parent” includes a person standing in parental relation.
Source:
Section 25.095 — Warning Notices, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.25.htm#25.095 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
