compulsory education laws
Required attendance statutes
Compulsory education laws require children to attend school for a specified period, typically from ages five or six through sixteen or eighteen.
These laws, now standard in developed nations, mandate either public schooling, approved private education, or documented homeschooling.
The family moved to a state with less restrictive compulsory education laws.
- statutesFormally enacted laws
- state mandatesLaws imposed by states
- mandatory schoolingLegally required attendance at school
- public schoolsGovernment-funded educational institutions
- private schoolsTuition-charging educational institutions
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Self-directed home education
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Practice of self-instruction
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