North Ogden weighs $50 truancy fine for students

North Ogden weighs $50 truancy fine for students

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NORTH OGDEN (AP) — The city of North Ogden is considering issuing $50 fines to youths who skip school.

The city council will vote in the coming weeks on a daytime curfew for those under 17.

Exceptions would be made for homeschooled students or students at lunch or on the way to a doctor's appointment.

The Standard-Examiner reports students would get a warning on a first offense. Second offenses would net students a $50 fine and appearance in youth court.

North Ogden Police officer Jeremy Hindes says police catch about half a dozen teenagers skipping school every day.

He says all police can do now is call parents or a school resource officer.

Parent Sorin Teles told the city council on Tuesday that the law would violate students' constitutional rights and schools already have truancy rules.

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Information from: Standard-Examiner, http://www.standard.net

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