thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine, for the benefit of the
school district in which such offending person resides, not
exceeding three hundred dollars ($300) and to pay court costs or
be sentenced to complete a parenting education program offered
and operated by a local school district, medical institution or
other community resources, or perform community service, and, in
default of the payment of such fine and costs or completion of
the parenting program or failure to complete community service
by the person so offending, [shall] may be sentenced to the
county jail for a period not exceeding five (5) days. Any person
sentenced to pay any such fine may appeal to the court of common
pleas of the proper county, upon entering into a recognizance,
with one or more proper sureties, in double the amount of
penalty and costs. Before any proceedings are instituted against
any parent, guardian, or person in parental relation, for
failure to comply with the provisions of this act, the district
superintendent, attendance officer, or secretary of the board of
school directors, shall give the offending person three (3)
days' written notice of such violation. If, after such notice
has been given, the provisions of this act regarding compulsory
attendance are again violated by the persons so notified, at any
time during the term of compulsory attendance, such person, so
again offending, shall be liable under the provisions of this
section without further notice.
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(5) The following words, when used in this subsection, shall
have the following meaning, except where the context clearly
indicates or requires a different meaning:
"Community resources" shall mean those agencies and services
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