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TRUANT OFFICER [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
  • School and School-Related Administration
CONT

The Minister may appoint persons, to be called truant officers, to enforce the attendance of Indian children at school, and for that purpose a truant officer has the powers of a peace officer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
  • Administration scolaire et parascolaire
CONT

Le ministre peut nommer certaines personnes, appelées agents de surveillance, pour contraindre les enfants indiens à fréquenter l’école, et, à cette fin, un agent de surveillance a les pouvoirs d’un agent de la paix.

OBS

agent de surveillance; agente de surveillance : termes tirés du Mini-lexique du droit des autochtones et reproduits avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface.

Spanish

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