[Adopted by Ord. No. 1575 (Sec. 8.052 of the Codification)]
Any person between the ages of 6 and 18 years attending school
in the Village of Whitefish Bay, subject to the expectations under
§ 118.15, Wis. Stats., is prohibited from becoming a habitual
truant as defined in this article. Any Village police officer is authorized
to issue a citation to any such person who is determined to be a habitual
truant under this article.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1602]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A pupil who is absent from school without an acceptable excuse
under § 118.15, Wis. Stats., for part or all of five or
more days on which school is being held during a school semester.
Prior to the issuance of any citation, the Whitefish Bay School
District Attendance Officer shall provide evidence to the Whitefish
Bay Police Department that appropriate school personnel in the school
in which the child is enrolled have complied with the requirements
of § 118.16(5), Wis. Stats.
Any citation issued shall be returnable in the Municipal Court
in the same manner as all other ordinance citations are returnable.
The citation is to state on its face that this is a "Must Appear"
citation and forfeiture amount is to be written on the face of the
citation.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1602]
Upon finding the child habitually truant, the Municipal Court
shall impose one or more of the following dispositions:
A.
Suspension of operating privileges. Suspend the child's operating
privileges for not less than 30 days nor more than one year. The court
may take possession of any suspended license. If the court takes possession
of a license, it shall destroy the license. The court shall forward
to the department of transportation a notice stating the reason for
and duration of the suspension.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 17, Village
Code and Ordinances, Art. I)]
B.
Counseling, service or work program. Order the child to participate
in counseling, community service or a supervised work program under
§ 938.34(5g), Wis. Stats. The costs of any such counseling,
supervised work program or other community service work may be assessed
against the person, the parents or guardian of the person, or both.
C.
In-house restraint. Order the child to remain at home, except for
the hours in which the child is attending religious worship or a school
program, including travel time required to get to and from the school
program or place of worship. The order may permit the child to leave
the home if the child is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
D.
Educational program. Order the child to attend an educational program
under § 938.34(7d), Wis. Stats.
E.
Revocation of work permit. Order the Department of Work Force Development
to revoke, under § 103.72, Wis. Stats., a permit under § 103.70,
Wis. Stats., authorizing the employment of the juvenile.
F.
Teen court program. Order the child to be placed in a teen court
program pursuant to provisions of § 938.342(1g)(f)(1)(2)(3),
Wis. Stats.
G.
Attend school. Order the child to attend school.
H.
Forfeiture. Impose a forfeiture of not more than $500 plus costs,
subject to § 938.37, Wis. Stats. All or part of the forfeiture
plus costs may be assessed against the person, the parent or guardian
of the person, or both.
I.
Curfew. Order the child to comply with any other reasonable conditions
that are consistent with this subsection, including a curfew, restrictions
as to going to or remaining on specified premises and restrictions
on associating with other juveniles or adults.
J.
Parent counseling. If the Judge finds that the child violated this
article, the Judge may, in addition to or instead of the other dispositions
under this subsection, order the child's parent, guardian or legal
custodian to participate in counseling at the parent's, guardian's,
or legal custodian's own expense or to attend school with the person,
or both.
Any person 18 years of age or older is prohibited from performing
any act of commission or omission, which act knowingly encourages
or contributes to a child's truancy from school.
Anything that contributes to the truancy of a child, whether
or not the child is adjudged to be in need of protection or services,
if the natural and probable consequences of that act or omission would
be to cause the child to be truant.
