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Kentucky Compulsory Education Laws
More Information on Compulsory Education Laws
| Code Section | 159.010, et seq. |
| Age at Which School Attendance is Required | Between 6 and 16 |
| Exceptions to Attendance Requirements | Graduate from approved 4 year high school; enrolled in private, parochial, or church school; child less than 7 years old and in regular attendance in a private kindergarten-nursery school; physical/mental condition prevents it; enrolled in state supported school for exceptional children |
| Home School Provisions | - |
| Penalties on Parents for Noncompliance | 1st offense: $100 fine; 2nd offense: $250 fine; subsequent: Class B misdemeanor |
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