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Henkel, Jane R. – 1988
This Wisconsin Legislative Council information memorandum describes 1987 Wisconsin Act 285, relating to truancy and dispositional alternatives for children adjudged delinquent or in need of protection or services based on habitual truancy. Part I of the memorandum lists eight highlights of Act 285. Part II describes statutes not affected by Act…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attendance, Children, Delinquency
Download full textWisconsin State Legislative Council, Madison. – 1998
This information memorandum describes Wisconsin laws relating to compulsory school attendance and truancy. It outlines school-attendance requirements, exceptions, and alternatives; the written attendance policy; key definitions regarding truancy and school-attendance enforcement; and information on the truancy-planning committee and truancy plan.…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Officers, Compulsory Education, Delinquency
Reutter, E. Edmund, Jr. – IAR Research Bulletin, 1974
Focuses on the extent of the power of the State to enforce a system of compulsory education contrary to the wishes of the parent. (Author)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Compulsory Education, Federal State Relationship, Parent School Relationship
Huff, Anne Melanie – 1976
This report contains an explanation of the Wisconsin laws relating to school truancy; a review of truancy statistics, procedures, and penalties in selected Wisconsin school districts; and a sampling of alternative programs and procedures from other states to deal with truant pupils. Effective procedures for dealing with truant pupils and effective…
Descriptors: Average Daily Attendance, Average Daily Membership, Elementary Secondary Education, Nontraditional Education
