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Hawaii Compulsory Education Laws
More Information on Compulsory Education Laws
| Code Section | 302A-1132, et seq. |
| Age at Which School Attendance is Required | Between 6 and 18 |
| Exceptions to Attendance Requirements | Child is physically or mentally unable to attend; child is at least 15 and suitably employed and excused by school representative or judge; permission after investigation by the family court; child has graduated high school; child is enrolled in an appropriate alternative educational program |
| Home School Provisions | - |
| Penalties on Parents for Noncompliance | Petty misdemeanor |
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