I would call the truant officer on my own son.

Young people in trouble could once turn to truant officers and community agencies.

Since at least the 1960's, truant officers have been called attendance teachers.

I think the truant officer was in my mother's kitchen more often than his own.

When I got home for lunch, there was the truant officer.

"If you're a truant officer, let me see your credentials."

"And sometimes they go with truant officers looking for absent students."

Now, he is a truant officer with the Board of Education.

It was Tuesday, a school day, and he wanted to avoid truant officers.

Back then, a kid stayed out of school, the truant officer came to the house.