Specifically: "Under Maryland law, a truant student is one who is “unlawfully absent” from school for more than:
8 days in any quarter,
15 days in any semester, OR
20 days in a school year."
Also,
"What happens when a student is found to be truant?
The student will be referred to the county board’s system of active intervention. Note that each county must develop a system of active intervention for truant students.
A school system representative will investigate the cause of the truancy. This representative may provide counseling or even notify the Department of Juvenile Services. "
There is whole system designed to handle such cases and it failed miserably
Specifically: "Under Maryland law, a truant student is one who is “unlawfully absent” from school for more than: 8 days in any quarter, 15 days in any semester, OR 20 days in a school year."
Also, "What happens when a student is found to be truant? The student will be referred to the county board’s system of active intervention. Note that each county must develop a system of active intervention for truant students.
A school system representative will investigate the cause of the truancy. This representative may provide counseling or even notify the Department of Juvenile Services. "
There is whole system designed to handle such cases and it failed miserably