Code Section
79-201, et seq.; 43-2007
Age Requirements
Between 7 and 16
Exceptions
Child has graduated high school; child 14 is employed and has completed 8th grade and earnings are necessary for his support or dependents; child is physically/mentally incapacitated; illness or severe weather conditions make attendance impossible
Home School Provisions
Home school valid if complies with §§79-1601 through 79-1607; subject to and governed by the provisions of the general school laws of the state so far as the same apply to grades, qualifications, and certification of teachers and promotion of pupils; adequate supplies and equipment, course of study substantially same as given in the public schools where children would have attended
Penalties on Parents for Noncompliance
Class III misdemeanor