Section 3321.20 | Warning of Legal Consequences of Truancy – Complaint.
Effective: September 4, 2000 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 181 – 123rd General Assembly When any child, in violation of section 3321.08 or 3321.09 of the Revised Code, is not attending a part-time school or class, the attendance officer shall warn the child and the child’s parent, guardian, or other person in charge of the child […]
Section 3321.21 | Notice.
Effective: October 1, 1953 Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 – 100th General Assembly A notice under section 3321.19 or 3321.20 of the Revised Code, sent by registered mail, is a legal notice.
Section 3321.22 | Juvenile Court Proceedings.
Effective: April 6, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 410 – 131st General Assembly (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, if a complaint is filed against the parent, guardian, or other person in charge of a child for a failure to cause the child to attend school or a part-time school or […]
Section 3321.38 | Prohibiting Failure to Send Child to School.
Effective: April 6, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 410 – 131st General Assembly (A) No parent, guardian, or other person having care of a child of compulsory school age shall violate any provision of section 3321.01, 3321.03, 3321.04, 3321.07, 3321.10, 3321.19, 3321.20, or 3331.14 of the Revised Code. The juvenile court, which has exclusive original […]
Section 3321.99 | Penalty.
Effective: September 4, 2000 Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 181 – 123rd General Assembly Whoever violates division (A) of section 3321.38 of the Revised Code may be fined not more than five hundred dollars or may be ordered to perform not more than seventy hours of community service work.
Section 3321.13 | Duties of Teacher and Superintendent Upon Withdrawal or Habitual Absence of Child From School – Forms.
Effective: April 6, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 410 – 131st General Assembly (A) Whenever any child of compulsory school age withdraws from school the teacher of that child shall ascertain the reason for withdrawal. The fact of the withdrawal and the reason for it shall be immediately transmitted by the teacher to the superintendent […]
Section 3321.14 | Attendance Officer – Pupil-Personnel Workers.
Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.19 and division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code, the provisions of this section and sections 3321.15 to 3321.21 of the Revised Code that apply to a city school district or its superintendent do not […]
Section 3321.141 | Contacting Parent, Guardian, or Other Person Having Care of Any Absent Student.
Effective: April 5, 2019 Latest Legislation: House Bill 66 – 132nd General Assembly (A)(1) Within one hundred twenty minutes after the beginning of each school day, the attendance officer, attendance officer’s assistant for each individual school building, or other person the attendance officer designates to take attendance for each school building shall make at least […]
Section 3321.15 | Educational Service Center Attendance Officer and Assistants.
Effective: September 29, 2013 Latest Legislation: House Bill 59 – 130th General Assembly Every governing board of an educational service center may employ an educational service center attendance officer, and may employ or appoint such assistants as the board deems advisable. The decision to employ an attendance officer shall be based on consultation with the […]
Section 3321.16 | Investigation of Nonattendance; Complaint.
Effective: April 6, 2017 Latest Legislation: House Bill 410 – 131st General Assembly (A) An attendance officer or assistant provided for by section 3321.14 or 3321.15 of the Revised Code may investigate any case of nonattendance at school or part-time school of a child under eighteen years of age or supposed to be under eighteen […]