HRS §302A-1135
Penalty for a child missing school
This section says what happens when a school-age child keeps skipping school. A family court judge can order the child and the person in charge of the child to come to court. If that person did not try hard enough to make the child go to school, they can be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. It does not apply to children who are not required to attend school.
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The statute, as written — Penalty
If any child of school age persists in absenting oneself from school, the family court judge, upon a proper petition, citation, or complaint being made by the schoolteacher or any other officer or agent of the department, or police officer, or any other person, shall cause the child, and the father or mother, guardian, or other person having charge of the child, to be summoned to appear before the judge. Upon its being proved that the person responsible for the child had not used proper diligence to enforce the child's regular attendance at school, the responsible party shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to any child not liable to compulsory attendance at school.
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