California school districts try many options before charging parents for student truancy

WHILE CALIFORNIA’S SCHOOL truancy law remains on the books, school districts in recent years appear to have become less and less likely to enforce punitive measures against parents.

Multiple phone calls, emails, letters and requests for meetings are what parents should expect if their child is deemed truant. If those steps don’t get the child back into school, state law gives districts the right to take parents to court.