Compulsory attendance

N.D. Cent. Code § 15.1-20-01

in effect

15.1-20-01. Compulsory attendance 1. Any person having responsibility for a child between the ages of seven and sixteen years shall ensure the child attends a public school for the duration of each school year. 2. If a person enrolls a child of age six in a public school, the person shall ensure the child attends the public school for the duration of each school year. The person may withdraw a child of age six from the public school. However, once the child is withdrawn, the person may not re-enroll the child until the following school year. This subsection does not apply if the reason for the withdrawal is the child's relocation to another school district. 3. This section does not apply if a child is exempted under the provisions of section 15.1-20-02. 4. The attendance of students participating in virtual instruction must be verified by monitoring the student's progress on academic pacing guides developed by the school district to ensure students are in attendance and receiving sufficient curricular instruction, as defined in rules adopted by the superintendent of public instruction.

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