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Texas Compulsory Education Laws
More Information on Compulsory Education Laws
| Code Section | Educ. §25.085, et seq. |
| Age at Which School Attendance is Required | Between 6 and 18 |
| Exceptions to Attendance Requirements | Child is 16, and in a course of instruction as recommended by a public agency with custody of child; child is 17 and has a high school certificate; enrolled in private or parochial school which includes a course in good citizenship; handicapped child or child with mental condition making attendance infeasible; child enrolled in Texas Academy of Leadership in Humanities or Texas Academy of Math and Sciences; is expelled |
| Home School Provisions | Children taught in bona fide manner from curriculum designed to meet basic education goals (Texas Educ. Agency v. Leeper 893 S.W. 2d 432 (1994)) |
| Penalties on Parents for Noncompliance | Warn parent in writing; on noncompliance, file complaint against parents for offense of Class C misdemeanor; each day constitutes separate offense |
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