Chapter28. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.  


Article 1. General Provisions.
§ 16-28-1. Definitions.
§ 16-28-2. Purposes of article.
§ 16-28-2.1. Adoption of standards for mandatory attendance policy; parents held accountable; enforcement.
§ 16-28-2.2. Establishment of program by local boards to inform parents of educational responsibilities.
§ 16-28-3. Ages of children required to attend school; exemption for church school students; transfer students.
§ 16-28-3.1. Guidelines and procedures for withdrawal from school; dropout prevention program.
§ 16-28-4. Minimum age at which child may enter.
§ 16-28-5. Private tutor.
§ 16-28-6. Children exempt from attending public school.
§ 16-28-7. Report of enrollment.
§ 16-28-8. Reports required must be furnished.
§ 16-28-9. List of children who should attend school - Required.
§ 16-28-10. List of children who should attend school - How lists prepared.
§ 16-28-11. Enrollment report and list of potential students compared.
§ 16-28-12. Person in loco parentis responsible for child's school attendance and behavior; noncompliance; local boards to promulgate written behavior policy, contents, annual distribution, receipt to be documented; school officials required to report noncompliance; failure to report suspected violation; district attorneys vigorously to enforce provisions.
§ 16-28-13. Burden of proof on person in loco parentis.
§ 16-28-14. Habitual truant.
§ 16-28-15. Absence must be explained.
§ 16-28-16. Cases of nonenrollment and nonattendance; withdrawal of enrollment.
§ 16-28-17. When child may be taken into custody.
§ 16-28-18. Record kept by attendance officer.
§ 16-28-19. Attendance districts.
§ 16-28-20. Compensation of attendance officers.
§ 16-28-21. Juvenile court jurisdiction.
§ 16-28-22. Prosecutions.
§ 16-28-23. Attendance register and rules and regulations as evidence.
§ 16-28-24. Church schools may waive exemptions specified in this article.
Article 2. Conditioning of Driving Privileges upon School Attendance.
§ 16-28-40. License applicant under 19 to provide documentation of school enrollment, etc.; duties of school attendance official; withdrawal from school; conviction for certain pistol offenses.
§ 16-28-41. Written guidelines to be provided.
§ 16-28-42. Adoption of regulations.
§ 16-28-43. Article not to deny rights of exceptional children.
§ 16-28-44. Article not to deny constitutional rights of children.
§ 16-28-45. Construction with other attendance and vehicle laws.