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Common Issues in Child Protection
Runaway
Any child under age 18 who is absent from the home of a parent or other lawful placement without the parent’s consent is considered a runaway and they and their parents can be brought to juvenile court to correct the problem.
Truancy
Any child under age 18 is required to attend school unless they have been withdrawn from school by their parent and are at least 16 years old.
If a child is in middle school, junior high school or high school and is absent from school without a lawful excuse for one or more class periods on seven school days they are a habitually truant and they and their parents can be brought to juvenile court to correct the problem.
If a child is in elementary school and is absent from school without a lawful excuse for seven school days they are habitually truant and they and their parents can be brought to juvenile court to correct the problem.
Educational Neglect
A child’s absence from school is presumed to be due to the parent’s failure to comply with compulsory school laws if the child is under 12 years old and the school has made appropriate efforts to resolve the child’s attendance problems. This is considered educational neglect and the parents can be brought to juvenile court to correct the problem.
Please contact child protection intake at 651-430-6457 to report educational neglect or any suspected abuse or neglect of children.
Permanency Time Lines
Any parent who voluntarily places their child out of the home through Community Services or whenever a Juvenile Court Judge places a child involuntarily to protect the child from abuse or neglect, the permanency time lines apply.
The permanency time lines gives these parents up to 12 months to correct the conditions that lead to the voluntary or involuntary placement of their child. If the conditions are not corrected and reasonable efforts have been made by Community Services to assist the parents in correcting the conditions, then the Juvenile Court Judge must make a decision to place the child in another permanent home, other than the parents. This includes the possibility of terminating the parental rights of the parents to the child.
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