If she is not going to school, but is enrolled in one, (eg her parents signed her up in the local school and then decided not to let her attend) after a certain number of absences whoever monitors attendance (counselor, social worker or maybe a dean of students) would have to alert the authorities. The parents would then have to prove that she was either enrolled elsewhere or they were homeschooling her. Even if they didn't and said they would make sure she got to school, they would most likely be flagged for followup.
I'm not sure how difficult proving homeschooling would be though. I work in a different state so I can't give you specifics, but in my state it is 15 unexcused absences.
"If she is not going to school, but is enrolled in one, (eg her parents signed her up in the local school and then decided not to let her attend) after a certain number of absences whoever monitors attendance (counselor, social worker or maybe a dean of students) would have to alert the authorities."
I'm not sure if this has changed since the late 90s, but when I dropped out of school, there were two ways to do it--have a parent sign your form, or simply stop attending. After 10 consecutive unexcused absences, you were dropped from the roles. No one ever called the house, or the authorities.
In 2001, I moved to Germany. My family stayed in the states for a few months to tie up loose ends. A month after I stopped showing up, the school called and wanted to know about my text books and if I had turned them in. I was fourteen, so definitely still legally required to go to school. My mom assured them that I had turned in my books and that I was in Germany, and that was that. The school didn't care where I was or why I wasn't going, they were just worried about their books.
Well I can say that the school I work in now would do it for elementary and middle school (been there and done that recently) but maybe they wouldn't for older kids? Or if truancy wasn't really an issue at the school? I didn't think about the age caveat at first. Sorry.
I'm not sure how difficult proving homeschooling would be though. I work in a different state so I can't give you specifics, but in my state it is 15 unexcused absences.
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I'm not sure if this has changed since the late 90s, but when I dropped out of school, there were two ways to do it--have a parent sign your form, or simply stop attending. After 10 consecutive unexcused absences, you were dropped from the roles. No one ever called the house, or the authorities.
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