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(ii) Follow up with a notice to the county office following the customer’s appearance at court.

(c) School attendance.

(1) School attendance is required in order for an eligible child to receive assistance.

(2)(A) For purposes of this subsection, school attendance relates only to children and not minor parents.

(B) Refer to 20 CAR § 503-135 for minor parent education requirements.

(3)(A) During the application process, the worker may accept the applicant’s statement that all school-age children are enrolled in and satisfactorily attending school.

(B) Enrollment and satisfactory attendance will be verified with the school, and documented in the case record, in those cases where it is reported that one (1) or more children in the family has failed to enroll or attend school regularly.

(C) Such reports may come from any of several sources, including, but not limited to, the school system locally, courts, system-generated reports supplied by the state Department of Education, etc.

(4)(A) "Satisfactory attendance" is defined in accordance with the school’s definition of attendance.

(B) During periodic contacts with the parent, a declaration of school attendance will be accepted unless attendance appears questionable, e.g., information received from other sources that the child is not attending.

(C) Form DCO-65 may be completed by the school to verify attendance.

(D) Phone contact or other documentary evidence from the school may also be accepted.

(5) If a child is being homeschooled, verification that there is an approved homeschooling application on file with the school superintendent may be required if the client’s homeschooling allegation appears questionable.

(6) If the child is not enrolled in school:

(A) A ten-day notice will be issued to the casehead stating that the child will be dropped from the TEA case unless verification is received that the child is attending school;