CHAPTER 159 - COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE
- 159.010 - Parent or custodian to send child to school -- Age limits for compulsory attendance -- Local board of education may adopt policy extending compulsory attendance requirements to age 18 -- All local boards to extend age limit upon adoption of policy by 55 percent of school districts -- Notification and counseling prior to withdrawal -- Encouragement to reenroll after withdrawal
- 159.020 - Transferring child from one district to another
- 159.030 - Exemptions from compulsory attendance
- 159.035 - Participation in 4-H activities and ten days of military basic training to be considered attendance -- Excused absence for educational enhancement -- Appeal of denial of excused absence -- Exception for testing periods -- Excused absences for deployment and return days of parent or guardian on active duty -- Excused absence to visit parent or guardian on R and R
- 159.040 - Attendance at private and parochial schools
- 159.050 - Repealed, 1980
- 159.051 - Loss of license or permit by student for dropping out of school or for academic deficiency
- 159.060 - Repealed, 1948
- 159.070 - Attendance districts -- Enrollment permitted in school nearest home
- 159.080 - Director of pupil personnel and assistants
- 159.090 - Directors of pupil personnel for united districts
- 159.100 - Repealed, 1956
- 159.110 - Repealed, 1990
- 159.120 - Repealed, 1990
- 159.130 - Powers of directors of pupil personnel
- 159.140 - Duties of director of pupil personnel or assistant
- 159.150 - Definitions of truant and habitual truant -- Attendance record requirements -- Adoption of truancy policies by local school boards -- Implementation of early intervention and prevention programs
- 159.160 - Attendance reports to superintendent
- 159.170 - Withdrawals and transfers -- Teachers to investigate and report -- Collection and dissemination of student records
- 159.180 - Parents responsible for children's violations
- 159.190 - Repealed, 1978
- 159.200 - Repealed, 1978
- 159.210 - Repealed, 1978
- 159.220 - Repealed, 1978
- 159.230 - Repealed, 1978
- 159.240 - Repealed, 1990
- 159.250 - Nature of census
- 159.260 - Repealed, 1988
- 159.270 - False report of census prohibited
- Penalties