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Alaska Compulsory Education Laws
More Information on Compulsory Education Laws
| Code Section | 14.30.010, et seq. |
| Age at Which School Attendance is Required | Between 7 and 16 |
| Exceptions to Attendance Requirements | Comparable education provided through religious or private school or tutoring; attends school operated by federal government; child has physical/mental condition making attendance impractical; child is in custody of court or law enforcement officer; child is temporarily ill or injured, resides over 2 miles from a route for public transportation, or has completed the 12th grade or is suspended or denied admittance under 14.30.045; child is enrolled in an approved correspondence study or is well-served by an educational experience of another kind that is approved |
| Home School Provisions | Tutoring by personnel certified according to §14.20.020 who holds bachelor's degree from accredited institution among other requirements |
| Penalties on Parents for Noncompliance | Knowing noncompliance is violation with fine up to $300; every 5 days of noncompliance is separate violation |
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