VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN ORDINANCE CHAPTER 20

AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH

SECTION 20-17 OF CHAPTER 20 OF THE CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN

REGARDING TRUANCY

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

Section 20-17:  Chapter 20, Offense; Section 20-17 Truancy, of the Village of Brooklyn Code is hereby established to read as follows:

20-17 Truancy.

(1)    In this section, "truant" means a pupil who is absent from school without an acceptable excuse under Wis. Stat. s. 118.15 and 118.16(4) for part or all of any day on which school is held during a school semester.

(2)    It is a violation of this section for a person under eighteen (18) years of age to be a truant.

(3)    If the Brooklyn Elementary School determines that a person is a truant in violation of this section, they may be subject to any or all of the following:

(a)    An order for the person to attend school.

(b)   A forfeiture of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for a first violation, or a forfeiture of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for any 2nd or subsequent violation committed within twelve (12) months of a previous violation, subject to s. 938.37, Wis. Stats.    All or part of the forfeiture may be assessed against the person, the parents or guardian of the person, or both.

Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Brooklyn, Wisconsin, this 

24th day of March, 2025.

APPROVED:

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Mark Bruner, Village President

Ayes:___7__                                                   ATTEST:

Nays:__0___                                                  

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Linda Kuhlman, Clerk-Treasurer