Truancy cases

Once a truancy petition is filed, the student and family may receive notice of a school or district community engagement board or other interventions including an Unleash the Brilliance Education Reengagement Workshop or a Community Attendance Support Team Meeting.

Follow the status of your case

Contact the school district in which your child is enrolled and ask for the Truancy or Attendance Secretary.

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The case is assigned a 3-letter designation based on the school district location.

KNT for the south end of the county including:

• Auburn
• Enumclaw
• Federal Way
• Highline
• Kent
• Renton
• Tacoma
• Tukwila

SEA for the east and northern end of the county including:

• Bellevue
• Issaquah
• Lake Washington
• Mercer Island
• Northshore
• Riverview
• Seattle
• Shoreline
• Skykomish
• Snoqualmie Valley
• Vashon

A case number is automatically assigned at the time of filing, and a year-long case schedule is automatically generated with an expiration date 1 year from the time of filing. 

If absences continue

If continued interventions are unsuccessful in reducing or eliminating further unexcused absences after a truancy has been filed, the Court may issue an order for the school district, student, and/or parent to appear for a Pretrial Conference. If no agreement can be reached on a plan to address barriers to attendance, the Court may order a Preliminary Truancy Hearing.

At the Preliminary Hearing, the Court may take jurisdiction over the matter.