Sec. 25.095. WARNING NOTICES. (a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall notify a student's parent in writing at the beginning of the school year that if the student is absent from school on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year: (1) the student's parent is subject to prosecution under Section 25.093 ; and (2) the student is subject to referral to a truancy court for truant conduct under Section 65.003 (a), Family Code. (b) A school district shall notify a student's parent if the student has been absent from school, without excuse under Section 25.087 , on three days or parts of days within a four-week period. The notice must: (1) inform the parent that: (A) it is the parent's duty to monitor the student's school attendance and require the student to attend school; and (B) the student is subject to truancy prevention measures under Section 25.0915 ; and (2) request a conference between school officials and the parent to discuss the absences. (c) The fact that a parent did not receive a notice under Subsection (a) or (b) does not create a defense under Section 25.093 or under Section 65.003 (a), Family Code. (d) In this section, "parent" includes a person standing in parental relation.
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