General Laws of Massachusetts (Last Updated: January 16, 2020) |
PART I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT |
TITLE XII. EDUCATION |
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 Repealed, 1977, 363A, Sec. 56 |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 |