[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Barneveld as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-13-2014 by Ord. No. 14-01-01]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
DROPOUT
A child who ceased to attend school, does not attend a public, private, or tribal school, technical college, or home-based private educational program on a full-time basis, has not graduated from high school, and does not have an acceptable excuse under § 118.15(1)(b) to (d) or (3), Wis. Stats.
HABITUAL TRUANT
A pupil who is absent from school without an acceptable excuse under §§ 118.16(4) and 118.15, Wis. Stats., for part or all of five or more days on which school is held during a school semester.
OPERATING PRIVILEGE
In the case of a person who is licensed under Ch. 343, Wis. Stats., the license, including every endorsement and authorization to operate vehicles of specific vehicle classes or types, instruction permit, and temporary, restricted or occupational license granted to such person; in the case of a resident of this state who is not so licensed, it means the privilege to secure a license under Ch. 343, Wis. Stats.; in the case of a nonresident, it means the operating privilege granted by § 343.05 (2) (a) 2. or (4)(b)1, Wis. Stats.
TRUANCY
A student's absence from school without an acceptable excuse under §§ 118.15 and 118.16 (4), Wis. Stats., for part or all of any day on which school is held during a school semester.
TRUANT
A pupil who is absent from school without an acceptable excuse under §§ 118.15 and 118.16 (4), Wis. Stats., for part or all of any day on which school is held during a school semester.
A. 
A person under 18 years of age is prohibited from being truant.
B. 
Penalties. Upon finding that a person under the age of 18 years old is truant, the court shall enter a written order making one or more of the following dispositions:
(1) 
An order for the person to attend school.
(2) 
A forfeiture of not more than $50 plus costs for a first violation, or a forfeiture of not more than $100 plus costs for any second or subsequent violation committed within 12 months of a previous violation, subject to § 938.37, Wis. Stats., and subject to a maximum cumulative forfeiture amount of not more than $500 for all violations committed during a school semester. All or part of the forfeiture, plus costs, may be assessed against the person, the parents or guardian of the person, or both.
A. 
A person under 18 years of age is prohibited from being a habitual truant.
B. 
Penalties. Upon finding that a person under the age of 18 years old is a habitual truant, the court shall enter a written order making one or more of the following dispositions:
(1) 
Suspension of the person's operating privilege 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 the duration of the suspension.
(2) 
An order for the person to participate in counseling or a supervised work program or other community service work as described in § 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. Any county department of human services or social services, community agency, public agency or nonprofit charitable organization administering a supervised work program or other community service work to which a person is assigned pursuant to an order under this subsection acting in good faith has immunity from any civil liability in excess of $25,000 for any act or omission by or impacting on that person.
(3) 
An order for the person to remain at home except during hours in which the person 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 a person to leave his or her home if the person is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
(4) 
An order for the person to attend an educational program as described in § 938.34(7d), Wis. Stats.
(5) 
An order for the Department of Workforce Development to revoke, under § 103.72, Wis. Stats., a permit under § 103.70, Wis. Stats., authorizing the employment of the person.
(6) 
An order for the person to be placed in a teen court program as described in § 938.342(1g)(f), Wis. Stats.
(7) 
An order for the person to attend school.
(8) 
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 parents or guardian of the person, or both.
(9) 
Any other reasonable conditions consistent with this ordinance, including a curfew, restrictions as to going to or remaining on specified premises and restrictions on associating with other children or adults.
(10) 
An order placing the person under formal or informal supervision, as described in § 938.34 (2), Wis. Stats., for up to one year.
(11) 
An order for the person'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.
(12) 
An order for the person to report to a youth report center after school, in the evening, on weekends, on other nonschool days, or at any other time that the person is not under immediate adult supervision, for participation in the social, behavioral, academic, community service, and other programming of the center as described in § 938.342 (1g)(k), Wis. Stats.
A. 
A person who is at least 16 years of age but less than 18 years of age is prohibited from being a dropout.
B. 
Penalties. Upon finding that a person is a dropout, the court shall enter a written order making one or more of the following dispositions:
(1) 
Suspension of the person's operating privilege until the person reaches the age of 18. 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 the duration of the suspension.
(2) 
The court may also enter an order making any of the dispositions specified under § 938.342(1g), Wis. Stats., applicable if the court finds that suspension of the person's operating privilege would cause an undue hardship to the person or the person's family.
C. 
A court may order a school district to provide to the court a list of all persons who are known to the school district to be dropouts and who reside within the county in which the circuit court is located or the municipality in which the municipal court is located. Upon request, the Department of Transportation shall assist the court to determine which dropouts have operating privileges.
A. 
Any person 17 years of age or older who, by any act or omission, knowingly encourages or contributes to the truancy of a person 17 years of age or under shall be subject to penalties in Subsection B.
B. 
Penalty. Upon finding a person has contributed to truancy, the court shall enter an order making one or more of the following dispositions:
(1) 
A forfeiture of not more than $200 plus costs for a first violation, or a forfeiture of not more than $500 plus costs for any second or subsequent violation committed within 12 months of a previous violation.
C. 
An act or omission 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.