Truancy /tags/truancy Truancy en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 16 Jun 2017 13:03:40 GMT City Council Nixes Daytime Juvenile Curfew, Extends Late-Night Curfew Through Summer /austin/2017-06-16/city-council-nixes-daytime-juvenile-curfew-extends-late-night-curfew-through-summer The Austin City Council on Thursday decided to do away with the city’s 27-year-old daytime curfew for juveniles, but extended the city’s nighttime curfew� Fri, 16 Jun 2017 13:03:40 GMT /austin/2017-06-16/city-council-nixes-daytime-juvenile-curfew-extends-late-night-curfew-through-summer Audrey McGlinchy Court's Juvenile Curfew Class Aims To Keep Kids Out Of The Criminal Justice System /education/2017-04-13/courts-juvenile-curfew-class-aims-to-keep-kids-out-of-the-criminal-justice-system About 15 middle- and high-school students sit in a row of seats in a dark courtroom on a Monday night at Austin Municipal Court. A few of the students are� Thu, 13 Apr 2017 23:31:37 GMT /education/2017-04-13/courts-juvenile-curfew-class-aims-to-keep-kids-out-of-the-criminal-justice-system Despite State Decriminalizing Truancy, Austin Students Can Still Get Charged For Skipping /education/2017-04-13/despite-state-decriminalizing-truancy-austin-students-can-still-get-charged-for-skipping Lunchtime is wrapping up at Austin High School, just west of downtown. As students walk back inside, Austin ISD Police Officer Chris Roddy walks out. He� Thu, 13 Apr 2017 12:49:19 GMT /education/2017-04-13/despite-state-decriminalizing-truancy-austin-students-can-still-get-charged-for-skipping Texas Schools Still Waiting for State Guidelines Under New Truancy Law /education/2016-07-25/texas-schools-still-waiting-for-state-guidelines-under-new-truancy-law Public school districts in Texas are no longer supposed to file criminal charges against a student for missing too much school. They’re supposed to use� Mon, 25 Jul 2016 12:27:47 GMT /education/2016-07-25/texas-schools-still-waiting-for-state-guidelines-under-new-truancy-law Some Texas Lawmakers Want to Decriminalize Truancy, But Those on the Frontlines Aren’t So Sure /education/2015-05-06/some-texas-lawmakers-want-to-decriminalize-truancy-but-those-on-the-frontlines-arent-so-sure Fourteen-year-old Karyme* has missed 14 days of eighth grade this school year. Her school, part of the Manor Independent School District, has taken her� Wed, 06 May 2015 12:39:22 GMT /education/2015-05-06/some-texas-lawmakers-want-to-decriminalize-truancy-but-those-on-the-frontlines-arent-so-sure