Truancy

Section 25.092, TEC: To receive credit for class, a student is required to attend school for at least 90 percent of the days the class is offered. Students with excessive absences may restore credit as provided by local policy.

• A child engages in truant conduct if the child is required to attend school under Section 25.085, Education Code, and fails to attend school on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year. (b) Truant conduct may be prosecuted only as a civil case in a truancy court. 
• Children are required to attend school regularly from ages 6-18 in the State of Texas. Parents can receive a citation for Contributing to Non-attendance. If convicted, parents can be ordered to pay a fine of up to $500 for each of their child's unexcused absences.