The purpose of prohibiting daytime loitering of minors in public places on school
days is to reduce the incidence of juvenile truancy that plagues our schools and creates
a burden upon the health, safety and welfare of the community. Students who are absent
from school are denied an education; unexcused absences result in a loss of state
and federal funding to the detriment of all students; unsupervised students may involve
themselves in unsafe activities by loitering in residential neighborhoods, business
districts, or industrial centers; some unsupervised students may engage in criminal
activity to the detriment of the community; further some unsupervised students may
become a burden on police who must return them to school, wait for parents to pick
them up, and investigate any and all criminal activity related to the students' truancy.
As a result, therefore, the city council of the city of Calexico finds and determines
that a special need exists for the adoption of a city ordinance to prohibit truancy
of any minor person under the age of eighteen, who is subject to compulsory education
or compulsory continuation education, with certain specific exceptions set forth herein.
It is further the intent of the city council of the city of Calexico to provide appropriate
criminal sanctions against any minor who violates the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 1075, § 1, 9-2-08)
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