Notice that these units are given in terms of force, not mass. It is usually necessary to convert a unit weight into a load per unit area (psf) or load per unit length (plf) in order to complete a structural analysis of a structural element.
Habitual Truant Law and Legal Definition. A habitual truant refers to a child of compulsory school age who is absent without a legitimate excuse for five or more consecutive school days, seven or more school days in one month or twelve or more school days in a school year. The following is an example of a state law on habitual truant :
Average Daily Attendance: The percentage of a. schoolâs student body that attends on a typical day. The definition is the same nationwide, but does not. provide student-level data. Truancy: A measure of how many students miss. school without an excuse. The definition varies from. state to state. Chronic absence: A measure of how many students. miss a certain percentage or number of days, including excused and unexcused absences and. suspensions. Researchers often track 10 percent of. the school year, but there is no common definition. among states.