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For Pennsylvania do a Truancy school violated court charge show up on your criminal record record If they automatically find you guilty If it was grade S charge?
 
mikemike998 said:
a Truancy school violated court charge
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What does that mean?


mikemike998 said:
your criminal record
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It seems to be a misconception among a lot of folks that there is some sort of master record for every person called "[so-and-so]'s criminal record." There are records relating to virtually every act taken by public agencies.

Section 13-1326 of the Pennsylvania Public School Code of 1949 defines "Truant" to "mean having incurred three (3) or more school days of unexcused absences during the current school year by a child subject to compulsory school attendance under this article."

If a child is "truant," it is beyond question that his/her school will maintain records reflecting that.


mikemike998 said:
If they automatically find you guilty If it was grade S charge?
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Not sure who "they" are or whether there is a statute in Pennsylvania that criminalizes truancy, but no one is "automatically [found to be] guilty" of any crime.

You might want to elaborate a bit as to what you're asking and the facts relevant to your question, but this PDF outlines Pennsylvania truancy laws.
 
zddoodah said:
What does that mean?




It seems to be a misconception among a lot of folks that there is some sort of master record for every person called "[so-and-so]'s criminal record." There are records relating to virtually every act taken by public agencies.

Section 13-1326 of the Pennsylvania Public School Code of 1949 defines "Truant" to "mean having incurred three (3) or more school days of unexcused absences during the current school year by a child subject to compulsory school attendance under this article."

If a child is "truant," it is beyond question that his/her school will maintain records reflecting that.




Not sure who "they" are or whether there is a statute in Pennsylvania that criminalizes truancy, but no one is "automatically [found to be] guilty" of any crime.

You might want to elaborate a bit as to what you're asking and the facts relevant to your question, but this PDF outlines Pennsylvania truancy laws.
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In my state they automatically find you guilty without asking you to plea guilty or not guilty I am asking you do it show up on your criminal background record or no?
 
mikemike998 said:
I still need help.
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mikemike998 said:
In my state they automatically find you guilty without asking you to plea guilty or not guilty I am asking you do it show up on your criminal background record or no?
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I understand that you think you are asking a question that can be answered by a flat Yes or No. You are mistaken in that belief.
 
Above all else and/or any other considerations/possibilities, it is ALWAYS about the money.

The answer(s) sought will USUALLY be discovered on or near the MONEY trail.

A big problem, however, tends to be encountered.

The MONEY TRAIL is very hard to discern, as it's progenitors tend to be very clever!!!!

Truant and Habitually Truant Students

Definitions

A child is "truant" if the child is subject to compulsory school laws and has incurred three or more school days of unexcused absences during the current school year. A child is "habitually truant" if the child is subject to compulsory school laws and has incurred six or more school days of unexcused absences during the current school year.

Every principal or teacher in a public or nonpublic school and every private tutor is required to timely report unexcused absences of three days or their equivalent (i.e., when a student is truant) to the appropriate person(s) (superintendent, attendance officer, home and school visitor, or secretary of the board of school directors of the student's district of residence) in a timely manner. Because nonpublic school employees are not authorized to exercise police powers, including law enforcement powers for filing citations, making arrests, and inspecting places of employment, nonpublic schools must coordinate with and report students' unexcused absences to the student's relevant resident school district(s) throughout the school year so that the district may properly enforce the attendance and truancy requirements.

This reporting practice is intended to alert and actively engage all stakeholders involved with the child about the child's unlawful absences and to create an appropriate and early response to this problem.

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Compulsory School Attendance, Unlawful Absences, and School Attendance Improvement Conferences

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Compulsory School Attendance, Unlawful Absences, and School Attendance Improvement Conferences​
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Compulsory School Attendance, Unlawful Absences, and School Attendance Improvement Conferences

24 P.S. §§ 13-1326 – 1354
Date of Issue: August 8, 2006
Date of Review(s): November 3, 2016, November 28, 2018, February 2020, January 2024
24 P.S. §§ 13-1326 – 13-1354: Compulsory School Attendance, Unlawful Absences, and School Attendance Improvement Conferences

Introduction

A primary goal of education is for every child in the Commonwealth to graduate from high school ready for college or employment regardless of their individual background or circumstance. Truancy is a barrier to the achievement of that goal and is often a precursor to a student's decision to dropout. The purpose of this Basic Education Circular (BEC) is to provide an overview of the compulsory attendance and truancy laws in Pennsylvania, as amended via Act 138 of 2016 (Act 138), Act 39 of 2018 (Act 39), and Act 16 of 2019 (Act 16). This BEC provides school districts, charter schools, cyber charter schools, area vocational-technical schools, and nonpublic schools guidance to implement proven truancy reduction efforts and best practices that support Pennsylvania's students and their families.
The term "school" as used throughout this BEC refers to school districts, charter schools, cyber charter schools, and area vocational-technical schools. When a certain provision of this BEC applies to a nonpublic school or other school entity, it is specifically noted.
BECs provide guidance and do not establish binding norms or requirements. Please consult the applicable statutes, regulations, or case law for additional information concerning the matters discussed in this BEC.

Compulsory Attendance Requirements

General Requirements

Section 1326 of the Public School Code defines compulsory school age as "the period of a child's life from the time the child's parents elect to have the child enter school and which shall be no later than 6 years of age until the child reaches 18 years of age. The term does not include a child who holds a certificate of graduation from a regularly accredited, licensed, registered or approved high school." 24 P.S. §13-1326.
Effective with the 2020-2021 school year, a child must comply with compulsory attendance requirements from age 6 to age 18. Specifically, a child who has attained the age of 6 on or before September 1 must enroll and attend school or begin a home school program that year. Additionally, any student less than 18 years of age must comply with compulsory school age requirements. The term "compulsory attendance" refers to the mandate that all children of compulsory school age having a legal residence in Pennsylvania must attend a day school in which the subjects and activities prescribed by the standards of the State Board of Education are taught in the English language, except in the following situations found in sections 1327, 1327.1, and 1330 of Pennsylvania's Public School Code (School Code):
  1. Attendance at a private trade school or private business school continuously through the entire term congruent with the school term of the resident school district and that meets the requirements set forth by the State Board of Education or the State Board of Career and Technical Education when:
    • The child is 15 and has approval from the district superintendent and the Secretary of Education, or
    • The child is 16 and has approval from the district superintendent.
  2. Attendance at a school operated by a bona fide church or other religious body which provides a minimum of 180 days of instruction or 900 hours of instruction per year at the elementary level or 990 hours per year of instruction at the secondary level.
  3. Privately tutored or home-schooled students provided a minimum of 180 days of instruction or 900 hours of instruction per year at the elementary level or 990 hours per year of instruction at the secondary level.
  4. Enrollment in a day or boarding school which is accredited by an accrediting association approved by the State Board of Education.
  5. Children who are 16 and regularly engaged in useful and lawful employment during the school session with a valid employment certificate. Regularly engaged means 35 or more hours per week of employment.
  6. Children who have been examined by an approved psychological professional and identified to be unable to profit from further public school attendance and excused by the school board.
  7. Children who are 15 who hold a permit approved by the school district to engage in farm work or domestic service in a private home.
  8. Children who are 14 and satisfactorily completed the equivalent of the highest grade of elementary school in their district who hold a permit recommended by the district and approved by the Secretary of Education to engage in farm work or domestic service in a private home.


This MIGHT be what you're seeking:



Families of Truant Students Face Steep Fines and Harsh Sentences - Innocence Project

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WHAT criminal record are you talking about? We can't answer your question if we don't know what you mean.
 
mikemike998 said:
My question still isn't ask will it show up on my criminal record yes or no?
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We are just a small herd of ignorant humanoidlike donkeys.

We know nothing worthwhile sharing.

We know nothing of this criminal record you speak.

We know nothing useful about songs related to criminals, as in the famous criminal record you noted.

Good luck as you pursue your quest.

This is what a search produced.


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Its purpose is to better enable the public to obtain criminal history record checks. The repository was created and is maintained in accordance with Pennsylvania's Criminal History Information Act contained in Chapter 91 of Title 18, Crimes Code. This Act also directs the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) to disseminate criminal history data to criminal justice agencies, non-criminal justice agencies and individuals on request. Criminal justice agencies can access all of an individual's criminal history record information (CHRI). Requests made by noncriminal justice agencies and individuals are subject to edit criteria contained in the law.



Dispositions


Dispositions on most criminal cases can be accessed by reviewing court docket sheets located at the Pennsylvania Judiciary web portal site: http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/DocketSheets.aspx Clicking the "HELP" link on this page will provide information as to how to access the public docket sheets. However, public docket sheet information should not be used in place of a criminal history background check, which can only be provided by the Pennsylvania State Police.



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Criminal Records Defined

A criminal record—or "rap sheet"—is a record of a person's criminal history. Often, the criminal record includes a compilation of local, state, and federal criminal information.

Aside from criminal history information, the record also includes the person's:

  • Name and known aliases.
  • Date of birth.
  • Address.
  • Photograph.
  • Fingerprints.
Depending on geographic location and the law enforcement or other government agency responsible for the record, a criminal record can include more than just misdemeanor or felony convictions.

Other items on a criminal record may include:

  • Past arrests.
  • Warrants.
  • Current pending charges.
  • Dismissed charges.
  • Acquitted charges.
However, criminal records typically don't include expunged records.

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How to Find a Criminal Record: 4 Methods

A criminal record (a.k.a., a rap sheet) is a record of someone's criminal history. Someone's criminal record is usually a culmination of local, state, and federal information. Criminal records will usually include misdemeanor and felony...
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A criminal record (a.k.a., a rap sheet) is a record of someone's criminal history.[1] Someone's criminal record is usually a culmination of local, state, and federal information.[2] Criminal records will usually include misdemeanor and felony convictions, pending charges, acquitted charges, and any ongoing criminal proceedings.[3] However, expunged convictions will usually not be included in any criminal record.[4] Common uses for criminal records include: employment, school admittance, military service, security clearance, buying a firearm, certain types of licensing, and law enforcement purposes.[5] If you need to access criminal records for a lawful purpose, follow the instructions below.

Things You Should Know

  • To find your own federal record, mail an Identity History Summary Request Form, fingerprint check, and payment to the FBI CJIS Division.
  • To find someone else's federal history, check federal courthouse records or run a paid search on the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) site.
  • To request local or state records, contact local police departments and court clerks, or make a public records request to your state.
  • To run an employment background check, inform the employee you'll be conducting a check, then hire a Consumer Reporting Agency to run a report.
 
mikemike998 said:
If they find you guilty do it show up on your record?
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The answer requires a proper noun.

Who or what do you mean by using THEY?

Is it a school district, a village, a city, a county, state, or federal entity?

No proper noun, no proper answer.

The use of nebulous pronouns won't secure the answers you seek.
 
It will certainly show on your record with them, whoever they are.

Whether it will also show on anyone else's records depend on details you seem determine not to tell us.
 
cbg said:
It will certainly show on your record with them, whoever they are.

Whether it will also show on anyone else's records depend on details you seem determine not to tell us.
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If the MDJ court judge find you guilty for a do a Truancy school violated court charge will it show up on your criminal record record If they automatically find you guilty?
 
mikemike998 said:
If the MDJ court judge find you guilty for a do a Truancy school violated court charge will it show up on your criminal record record If they automatically find you guilty?
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From what I have read of the PA truancy laws, there is no such thing as the MDJ making an automatic finding of guilt unless you may be habitually truant, and this is your third citation. There will always be a court hearing involving you and your parent or legal gradian.

I suggest you read the entire proceedings linked below.

5. Filing a Truancy Citation: Proceedings and Penalties for Violation of Compulsory Attendance Requirements
Generally, a truancy citation is filed with the magisterial district judge (MDJ) where the child attends school or would attend school in the child's school district of residence. For children attending cyber charter schools, the cyber charter school must file truancy citations with the MDJ where the child resides. For children attending nonpublic schools, the child's school district of residence must file truancy citations with the MDJ where the nonpublic school student resides.

When a citation is filed against a child or person in parental relation to a child, the judge shall: (1) provide written notice of the hearing to the school, parent, child, and county children and youth agency and (2) provide notice to the child or person in parental relation as to the availability of a pre-conviction diversionary program. At the hearing, the burden is on the school to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the child was subject to compulsory attendance law, and was without justification, habitually truant. However, a person in parental relation to the child may demonstrate, by a preponderance of the evidence, that they took every reasonable step to ensure the attendance of the child at school. And, before entering a sentence, the judge shall permit the school, person in parental relation to the child, or child to present relevant information to assist the judge in making an informed decision regarding an appropriate sentence. For example, evidence of the child's attendance after the filing of the citation may be presented to and considered by the judge.

A person convicted of a violation of compulsory attendance laws may be: (1) sentenced to pay a fine for the benefit of the school, (2) sentenced to perform community service, or (3) required to complete an appropriate course or program designed to improve school attendance. The judge imposing the sentence has discretion to make an informed decision regarding the appropriate sentence. However, if, within a three-year period, a child or parent is convicted of a second or subsequent offense, the court must refer the child for services or possible disposition as a dependent child under the Juvenile Act.

A citation for a subsequent violation of compulsory school attendance may not be filed if: (1) a proceeding is already pending under a prior citation and a judgment in the first proceeding has not been entered, unless a warrant has been issued for failure to appear and the warrant as not been served; (2) a referral for services has been made to the county children and youth agency and the case has not been closed, unless the school consulted with the agency; or (3) a petition has been filed alleging the child is dependent due to being habitually truant and the case remains under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court.

For the first offense, the fine may not exceed $300, together with court costs. For the second offense, a person in parental relation may not be fined more than $500, together with court costs. For a third and any subsequent offense, a person in parental relation may not be fined more than $750, together with court costs.

If a person in parental relation does comply with the penalties imposed, that person may be sentenced to jail for up to three days, but only if the court determines that the person had reasonable ability to comply with the penalty and that noncompliance was willful. If a child fails to satisfy the penalties imposed, it shall not be considered a delinquent act, but may result in a dependency determination under the Juvenile Act. Additionally, if a child is convicted and fails to comply with the penalty imposed, the judge may send the record of conviction to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). If PennDOT receives such record, PennDOT is required to take action against the child's operating privileges. For example, for a first offense, PennDOT must suspend the child's operating privileges for 90 days; for a second or subsequent conviction, PennDOT must suspend the child's operating privileges for six months. For a child who does not have a driver's license, the child will be ineligible to apply for a driver's license for 90 days or six months, depending on the offense. The period of ineligibility will begin to run when the child turns 16.

Where a child's license has been suspended, he or she may seek to have his or her operating privileges restored by providing PennDOT with a form that indicates that the child (1) has attended school for a period of at least two months after the first conviction or four months after the second conviction without an unexcused absence or tardy, (2) is subject to exception to the compulsory school attendance law, or (3) has graduated, withdrawn from school, has received a GED, or enlists in the military. Additionally, a child whose operating privileges have been revoked remains eligible for an occupational limited license.

A child who has been convicted of compulsory attendance laws may apply for an expungement.

The court must grant a child's application if (1) the child has earned a high school diploma, a Commonwealth secondary diploma, or another PDE-approved equivalent, or is subject to an exception to compulsory school attendance and (2) the child has satisfied any sentence imposed by the court with respect to the conviction, including payment of fines and costs. If such an expungement is granted, the court must order PennDOT to expunge all administrative records related to the convictions.
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The part in bold at the end of the quote (expand it) is to answer your question.

Compulsory School Attendance, Unlawful Absences, and School Attendance Improvement Conferences
 
mikemike998 said:
My question still isn't ask will it show up on my criminal record yes or no?
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As I explained last Friday, there will be records of a truancy proceeding.

As I also explained last Friday: "It seems to be a misconception among a lot of folks that there is some sort of master record for every person called '[so-and-so]'s criminal record.'"

Whether any person investigating your criminal history will uncover records of a truancy proceeding depends on who's search and what records are searched. I imagine that truancy records - since they concern minors - are only available to law enforcement agencies.
 

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