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Minnesota video explains truancy rules, thresholds and possible juvenile-court consequences
Summary
An instructional video outlines Minnesota attendance law for students ages 7–17, the absence thresholds that can trigger county intervention and juvenile-court petitions, and the range of sanctions a judge may impose if attendance does not improve.
A prerecorded informational video advised Minnesota students and their parents that state law requires children ages 7 to 17 to attend every class period each school day and explained how repeated unexcused absences can lead to county intervention and juvenile-court action. The video said students who have missed at least one class period on five separate school days are receiving the material and that a student who misses one or more class periods on seven separate school days may be petitioned to juvenile court.
The video said the immediate next step after unexcused absences is county review: if attendance improves, the county file will close; if it does not, a truancy petition in juvenile court can follow. "If admitted, the court will order a disposition," the presenter said, and described several possible court-ordered measures that the judge may impose to correct attendance, including mandatory school attendance with no unexcused absences, assessments, required doctor or therapy appointments,…
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