Tribe: Forest County Potawatomi Community
§ 6. Educational and Cultural Services 6.1. A Truancy Prevention Specialist or Designee shall provide tribal educational support services for any Child in need as a result of truant behavior. Services are determined by a Truancy Prevention Specialist and may be deemed required through Tribal Court. Services may include and are not limited to the following: (A) Educational Support Services for alternative education, tutoring, special education needs, counseling and mentoring as well as other family services deemed fit. 6.2. Educational Opportunities may include the following: (A) Juvenile work programs which may or may not be court ordered. This may include job shadowing, college tours, paper writing, and job related project work as well as other programs deemed fit. 6.3. Truancy Prevention Plan (A) If a Truancy Prevention Specialist or Designee has received a referral for an evaluation of a Child, the evaluation must be completed within five (5) days of receiving the referral. (B) The Truancy Prevention Specialist must also work with the Child and any person in loco parentis to the Child to complete a Truancy Prevention Plan. The Child and Parents shall remain compliant with this plan.
Read Full Text of Forest County Potawatomi Truancy Ordinance Chapter 3-5, § 6