This memorandum provides an overview of state law and recent legislation concerning court proceedings filed against truant children. Data on the number of truancy filings in district courts from FY 2007-08 through FY 2011-12 is included. The memorandum also provides information concerning the percentage of truancy cases in which children were represented by an attorney, the percentage of truancy cases in which a guardian ad litem was assigned to a truancy case, and the number of times a child involved in a truancy case was admitted to detention.
