Any person having control of a child of compulsory school age who fails to have the child attend school, as required by the provisions of this title, or provide alternative instruction pursuant to § 13-27-3, is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor for the first offense. For each subsequent offense, a violator of this section is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
South Dakota School Discipline Laws & Regulations: Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy
South Dakota School Discipline Laws & Regulations: Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy
Category: Discipline Addressing Specific Code of Conduct Violations
Subcategory: Chronic Absenteeism and Truancy
State: South Dakota
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LAWS
§ 13-27-11. Failure to send child to school as misdemeanor.
§ 13-27-15. Attendance records maintained by superintendent or president of board-Reports required.
Each superintendent, or the president of the school board in districts without a superintendent, is responsible for maintaining an accurate record of the attendance of all persons of compulsory school age. He shall, at regular intervals, report the names of all compulsory school age persons, not excused from school, who do not or who irregularly attend an accredited school to the truancy officer on blanks provided for that purpose. He shall include reasons for the absences in the report.
§ 13-27-20. Complaints against persons responsible for truancy-Contents of complaint-Verification.
Each truancy officer shall make and file truancy complaints, and any teacher, school officer, or any citizen may make and file a truancy complaint, before a circuit court judge, against any person having control of a child of compulsory school age who is not attending school or whose attendance is irregular. The complaint shall state the name of the parent, guardian or person responsible for the control of the child. The complaint shall be verified by oath upon belief of the complainant.
§ 13-32-4.1. Attendance policy-Adoption by school board-Suspension and expulsion power unaffected.
The school board of every school district may adopt an attendance policy in accordance with procedural due process rules established by the South Dakota board of education pursuant to § 13-32-4. Any attendance policy adopted pursuant to this section is not to be construed as limiting the powers of the school board of a school district to suspend or expel students pursuant to § 13-32-4.
§ 26-7A-126. Law enforcement treatment as juvenile cited violation-Procedure-Report to state’s attorney.
The following allegations of delinquency and children in need of supervision shall be treated as juvenile cited violations by law enforcement:
(1) Petty theft in the second degree pursuant to § 22-30A-17.3;
(2) Intentional damage to property, four hundred dollars or less, pursuant to § 22-34-1;
(3) Purchase, possession, or consumption of alcoholic beverage by person under twenty-one years pursuant to § 35-9-2 in accordance with subdivision 26-8B-2(5); and
(4) Truancy pursuant to subdivision 26-8B-2(1).
The issuing officer shall notify the child and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian that a hearing on the citation for a cited violation shall be held before a judicial circuit court judge within ten days of issuance of the citation or on the next available court date and be treated as a confidential juvenile matter. The hearing shall be held pursuant to § 26-7A-36 and the case records shall be treated as confidential consistent with the provisions of §§ 26-7A-114, 26-7A-115, 26-7A-116, 26-7A-120, and 26-7A-27. A cited violation is not an adjudication or a child in need of supervision or delinquency proceeding. In lieu of a citation, pursuant to subdivision 26-7A-126(4), a school official may file a report with the state's attorney. A report may also be filed with the state's attorney in lieu of a citation if the conduct occurs in conjunction with another offense that is not subject to the juvenile cited violation process.
§ 26-7A-127. Action by state's attorney for juvenile cited violation.
If a state's attorney is informed that a citation or report has been issued for a juvenile cited violation, the state's attorney may take any action permitted pursuant to § 26-7A-10, except that a state's attorney may only file a petition pursuant to subdivision 26-7A-10(5) if:
(1) The child is cited or a report is filed pursuant to subdivision 26-7A-126(1), (2), or (4); or
(2) The child is cited pursuant to subdivision 26-7A-126(3), and has two or more prior judgments for the same violation.
If the state's attorney intends to proceed on a petition for a violation of the provisions in § 26-7A-126 pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) in this section, the provisions of § 26-7A-11.1 apply.
REGULATIONS
24:05:26.01:07. Attendance policies.
The attendance policy of a school district may not exclude a student from one or more classes or from a school for more than ten consecutive school days without providing the due process procedures in this chapter or chapter 24:07:03.
24:05:26:08. Attendance policies.
The attendance policy of a school district may not exclude a pupil from a class or from a school for more than ten days without providing due process pursuant to this chapter.
24:07:03:07. Attendance policies.
The attendance policy of a school district may not exclude a pupil from a class or from school for more than ten days without providing due process procedures pursuant to this chapter.
24:07:04:06. Attendance policies.
The attendance policy of a school district may not exclude a student from one more classes or from a school for more than ten consecutive school days without providing the ue process procedures in chapter or chapter 24:07:03.