(1) Except as provided in Section 53G-6-204 or 53G-6-702, a school-age child who is enrolled in a public school shall attend the public school in which the school-age child is enrolled. (2) In accordance with Section 53G-8-211, a local school board, charter school governing board, or school district may impose administrative penalties on a school-age child who is: (a) in grade 7 or above, unless the school-age child is less than 12 years old; and (b) truant. (3) A local school board or charter school governing board: (a) may authorize a school administrator, a designee of a school administrator, a law enforcement officer acting as a school resource officer, or a truancy specialist to issue a notice of truancy in accordance with Subsection (4); and (b) shall establish a procedure for a school-age child, or the school-age child's parents, to contest a notice of truancy. (4) A notice of truancy described in Subsection (3): (a) may not be issued until a school-age child has been truant at least five times during the school year; (b) may not be issued to a school-age child who is less than 12 years old or in a grade below grade 7; (c) may not be issued to a school-age child exempt from school attendance as provided in Section 53G-6-204 or 53G-6-702; (d) shall direct the school-age child who receives the notice of truancy and the parent of the school-age child to: (i) meet with school authorities to discuss the school-age child's truancies; and (ii) cooperate with the local school board, charter school governing board, or school district in securing regular attendance by the school-age child; and (e) shall be mailed to, or served on, the school-age child's parent. (5) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), nothing in this part prohibits a local school board, charter school governing board, or school district from taking action to resolve a truancy problem with a school-age child who has been truant fewer than five times, provided that the action does not conflict with the requirements of this part. (b) A local school board, charter school governing board, or school district may not take punitive action to resolve a truancy problem with a school-age child during the period described in Subsection (2). (6) Notwithstanding this section, during the period described in Subsection (2), a school administrator, designee of a school administrator, law enforcement officer acting as a school resource officer, or truancy specialist may not issue or otherwise enforce a notice of truancy.
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