Noun
truant officer (plural truant officers)
An official responsible for investigating people who may be truant and compelling their attendance.
The truant officer called at the home to see why the student hadn't arrived.
I used to stand outside the theater knowing the truant officer was looking for me. I would stand there 'til someone came along and then ask them to buy my ticket. Moe Howard
They basically said that if I didn't show up for school they'd mark me present, they wouldn't send the truant officer after me. At 16 I enrolled in something called continuing education. Once a month I'd go out to Jamaica, but I didn't take it seriously. Dave Van Ronk