California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 48261

Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.

Any pupil who has once been reported as a truant and who is again absent from school without valid excuse one or more days, or tardy on one or more days, shall again be reported as a truant to the attendance supervisor or the superintendent of the district.

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Cal. Educ. Code § 48261 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/edc/title-2-elementary-and-secondary-education/division-4-instruction-and-services/part-27-pupils/chapter-2-compulsory-education-law/article-5-truants/section-48261

Other sections in Article 5 - Truants

§ 48260§ 48260.5§ 48260.6§ 48261§ 48262§ 48263§ 48263.5§ 48263.6§ 48264§ 48264.5§ 48265§ 48266§ 48267§ 48268§ 48269§ 48273

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