Section 48320 Of Article 8. School Attendance Review Boards From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 27. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 8.
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. (a) In enacting this article it is the intent of the
Legislature that intensive guidance and coordinated community
services may be provided to meet the special needs of pupils with
school attendance problems or school behavior problems.
(b) Any school attendance review board, established pursuant to
this article, which determines that available public and private
services are insufficient or inappropriate to correct school
attendance or school behavior problems of minors may:
(1) Propose and promote the use of alternatives to the juvenile
court system.
(2) Provide, in any proposed alternative, for maximum utilization
of community and regional resources appropriately employed in behalf
of minors prior to any involvement with the judicial system.
(3) Encourage an understanding that any alternative based on the
utilization of community resources carries an inherent agency and
citizen commitment directed toward the continuing improvement of such
resources and the creation of resources where none exist.