{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-48262","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 48262","heading":"","body":"Any pupil is deemed an habitual truant who has been reported as a truant three or more times per school year, provided that no pupil shall be deemed an habitual truant unless an appropriate district officer or employee has made a conscientious effort to hold at least one conference with a parent or guardian of the pupil and the pupil himself, after the filing of either of the reports required by Section 48260 or Section 48261. For purposes of this section, a conscientious effort means attempting to communicate with the parents of the pupil at least once using the most cost-effective method possible, which may include electronic mail or a telephone call.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [33000. - 65001.]","DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES [46000. - 65001.]","PART 27. PUPILS [48000. - 49703.]","CHAPTER 2. Compulsory Education Law [48200. - 48361.]","ARTICLE 5. Truants [48260. - 48273.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"15f607773f24005a70da245b6934f795cb85ccbbd41abfdb26ce4f3ec98b9c7d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-48261","next":"us-ca/edc-48263"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}