Section 48608 Of Article 1. Twenty-four Hour Elementary Schools From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 27. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
48608
. If the parent or guardian of the pupil refuses to enter into
a contract providing for the payment to the county or school
district, as the case may be, of a sum sufficient to meet the average
cost of maintaining a pupil within the school, including meals and a
reasonable sum for lodging, and if the presence of the child within
another school of the county or district, as the case may be, or
within its home is a menace to the future welfare of other children
or of the child itself, the county superintendent or superintendent
of schools of the district, as the case may be, shall cause to be
filed in the superior court of the county, acting in the department
of the court performing the functions of the juvenile court or in any
other court of competent jurisdiction, a complaint asking for an
order of the court, committing the child to the 24-hour school and
fixing the amount the parent or guardian shall pay for his
maintenance until such time as the county superintendent or
superintendent of schools of the district, as the case may be,
reports to the court that the best interests of the minor will be
served by his discharge from the school. A copy of the complaint
shall at the same time be furnished the parent or guardian. If the
parent or guardian is unable to pay the amount, the court may in the
order provide for the payment by the county of a sum sufficient to
cover the costs of maintenance of the child during the period of his
commitment to the school.