Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title16 EDUCATION. |
Chapter28. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. |
Article1. General Provisions. |
§16-28-2.1. Adoption of standards for mandatory attendance policy; parents held accountable; enforcement.
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The Legislature finds that mandatory attendance policies for schools differ from school system to school system throughout the State of Alabama. The State Board of Education shall adopt standards for a mandatory and enforceable attendance policy for all students in public schools in the State of Alabama. Parents shall be held accountable in accordance with Sections 16-28-12 and 16-28-7, for the failure of the child who is of compulsory attendance age to attend either public, private or church-school. Enforcement of this section shall lie with the local board of education and the juvenile court system.