501.03 - Compulsory Attendance

 Persons within the district who have control of a child over six (6) and under sixteen (16) years of age by September 15 in proper physical and mental condition to attend school shall have the child attend the school district at the attendance center designated by the board.  Exceptions to this policy include children who:

• Are attending an accredited nonpublic school
• Have completed the requirements for graduation in an accredited school or have obtained a high school equivalency diploma
• Are attending religious services or are receiving religious instruction
• Are attending an approved or probationally approved private college preparatory school
• Are receiving competent private instruction from a parent, guardian, or legal custodian

It is the responsibility of the parent of a child to provide evidence of the child’s mental and physical inability to attend school or of the child’s qualifications for one of the exceptions listed above.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code Chapter 259A, 299B, §§ 279.10-.11, 299.1 (1991)
                                      281 Iowa Admin. Code 31
                                      1978 Op. Att’y Gen. 378

Cross Reference:  501.9 Student Absences – Excused
                                      501.10 Student Absences – Unexcused
                                      601.1 School Calendar
                                      604.1 Equivalent Instruction

Approved:  4-13-92              
Reviewed:  2-12-24              
Revised:  8-12-02