53A-11-106 - Truancy support centers. - Utah Statutes

53A-11-106. Truancy support centers.
(1) A school district may establish one or more truancy support centers for:
(a) truant minors taken into custody under Section 53A-11-105; or
(b) students suspended or expelled from school.
(2) A truancy support center shall provide services to the truant minor and the truantminor's family, including:
(a) assessments of the truant minor's needs and abilities;
(b) support for the parents and truant minor through counseling and communityprograms; and
(c) tutoring for the truant minor during the time spent at the center.
(3) For the suspended or expelled student, the truancy support center shall provide aneducational setting, staffed with certified teachers and aides, to provide the student with ongoingeducational programming appropriate to the student's grade level.
(4) In a district with a truancy support center, all students suspended or expelled fromschool shall be referred to the center. A parent or guardian shall appear with the student at thecenter within 48 hours of the suspension or expulsion, not including weekends or holidays. Thestudent shall register and attend classes at the truancy support center for the duration of thesuspension or expulsion unless the parent or guardian demonstrates that alternative arrangementshave been made for the education or supervision of the student during the time of suspension orexpulsion.
(5) The truancy support center may provide counseling and other support programmingfor students suspended or expelled from school and their parents or guardian.

Amended by Chapter 81, 2007 General Session