Attendance Board (Alta.) v. V.L.P., 2001 ABQB 670

• Judge: Lee, J.
• Court: Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
• Case Date: July 16, 2001
• Citations: 2001 ABQB 670;(2001), 292 A.R. 390 (QB)

Attendance Bd. v. V.L.P. (2001), 292 A.R. 390 (QB)

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Temp. Cite: [2001] A.R. TBEd. AU.024

The Attendance Board (applicant) v. V.L.P. (respondent)

(Action No. 0003 06206; 2001 ABQB 670)

Indexed As: Attendance Board (Alta.) v. V.L.P.

Alberta Court of Queen's Bench

Judicial District of Edmonton

Lee, J.

July 30, 2001.

Summary:

V.L.P. was held to be in civil contempt for repeated failure to either attend school or to be punctual and attentive in school.

The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench imposed six months' probation, which, inter alia, required V.L.P. to attend school.

Education - Topic 5116

Students - Attendance - Offences and punishments - Truancy - V.L.P., who was almost 16 years old, was held to be in civil contempt for repeated failure to either attend school or to be punctual and attentive in school - V.L.P. was significantly behind the level that she should have been at for her age - She should have been into her high school studies - The school suggested that she functioned at a grade 7 level - She believed that she was at a grade 8 level and refused to do any work below the grade 8 level - V.L.P.'s two siblings also had substantial schooling problems - The Alberta Court of Queen's Bench imposed six months' probation (the maximum permitted by s. 12 of the provincial Young Offenders Act) - The probation order required V.L.P. to, inter alia, attend school.

Cases Noticed:

Attendance Board (Alta.) v. D.G. (2000), 259 A.R. 105 (Q.B.), consd. [para. 12].

Counsel:

Lionel Whittaker (Alberta Justice), for the applicant Attendance Board;

Patricia Hebert, for the Alberta Justice Family Law;

The respondent and her mother appeared on their own behalf.

This matter was heard on July 16, 2001, by Lee, J., of the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, Judicial District of Edmonton, who delivered the following decision on July 30, 2001.