CHAPTER 76. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE  


SECTION 1. Requirements and exceptions
SECTION 1A. Pupil absence notification programs
SECTION 1B. Pupil absence notification program
SECTION 2. Duties of parents; penalty
SECTION 2A. Attendance of deaf children; penalty
SECTION 3. Attendance of illiterate minors; penalties
SECTION 4. Inducing absences; penalty
SECTION 5. Place of attendance; violations; discrimination
SECTION 6. Payment of tuition for non-resident children
SECTION 7. Tuition; children under control of department of children and families; foster care; reimbursement
SECTION 8. Repealed, 1977, 363A, Sec. 56
SECTION 9. High school tuition of children under control of department of public welfare, etc.
SECTION 10. Settlements of accounts between towns and department of public welfare, etc.
SECTION 11. Tuition of children in institutions
SECTION 12. Attendance outside place of residence
SECTION 12A. Plan for attendance in public school to eliminate racial imbalance; adoption; financial and technical assistance
SECTION 12B. Definitions; attendance of school other than in city or town of residence of child; reports; tuition; parent information system; transportation reimbursement program; funding
SECTION 12C. School Choice Tuition Trust Fund
SECTION 13. Transfer cards
SECTION 14. Island children; transportation
SECTION 15. Vaccination and immunization
SECTION 15A. Sickle cell anemia; blood tests
SECTION 15B. Screening programs, testing, treatment, etc. for sickle cell anemia and related genetically-linked diseases; rules and regulations; records and information, disclosure restricted
SECTION 15C. Immunization of college health science students
SECTION 15D. Meningococcal disease; college students immunization
SECTION 16. Children excluded from school; remedies
SECTION 17. Hearing prerequisite to exclusion
SECTION 18. Notice to parent or guardian and meeting with school committee prerequisite to student permanently leaving school; annual report; application of section
SECTION 19. Supervisors of attendance; employment
SECTION 20. Powers and duties of supervisors of attendance
SECTION 21. Opportunity for academic progress for suspended students; education service plans; alternative educational services