Attendance
Letter
Samples
SAMPLE 1 – Annual Notification
Rocky Mountain High School
100 Capps St
Rocky Mountain, TX 76106
September 4, 2008
Dear Larry or Cathy Smith:
According to Senate Bill No. 1432 all school districts at the beginning of each school year are
required to notify parents and person (s) standing in a parental relationship with a student about
what is often called the Compulsory Attendance Law. This letter is to comply with that
requirement, and is intended to inform parents and guardians in advance about the legal action
that the Rocky Mountain District is required to take to enforce this law and the penalties that can
result.
For your information, truancy may result in assessment of penalties by a court of law against both
the student and the student's parents or guardians. A complaint against a parent or guardian for
contributing to truancy may be filed in the appropriate court if the student is: 1), absent from
school ten (10) or more days or parts of days within a six month period in the same school year,
or 2), absent from school three (3) or more days or parts of days within a four week period. A
complaint may also be filed against the student for failing to attend school for the same time
periods, or a referral may be made to the juvenile court. Parents or guardians who commit the
offense of thwarting the Compulsory Attendance Law can be ordered to pay fines and court costs.
For more detailed information, your attention is directed to Sections 25.085, 25.093, 25.094 and
25.095 of the Texas Education Code. A copy of those provisions of the law is available for your
review at the District's main administrative office.
It is our hope that by working together, we can avoid any truancy problems, and any necessity for
using any of the laws mentioned above.
Thank you in advance for your attention to this letter, and for all the help we know you will provide
in ensuring your child's attenda