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Dean, Audrey – 1990
In recent years, provincial laws in Alberta, Canada, have required children of certain ages to attend school. A legal issue related to attendance that is seldom addressed in provincial legislation is the definition of nonattendance. Many jurisdictions in the United States offer statutory definitions of truancy that range from 3 to 10 days' absence…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Officers, Compulsory Education, Court Litigation
