Littleton

Public

Schools

Policy

 

Policy Code    JEA

Policy Name     Compulsory Attendance

Adoption             October 5, 1993

Revised               June 23, 2011

This policy is included in the Student Code of Conduct (S11-008).

 

Every child who has attained the age of six years on or before August 1 of each year and is under the age of seventeen is required to attend public school with such exceptions as provided by law. It is the obligation of every parent, guardian, or legal custodian to ensure that every child under such parent’s care and supervision receives adequate education and training.

Each school may notify in writing the parents, guardians, or legal custodians of all students at the beginning of each school year, or upon enrollment, of their obligation to ensure that all children of compulsory attendance age attend school. Parents, guardians, or legal custodians of students enrolled in the District may be required to acknowledge in writing awareness of their obligations and to furnish the school with a telephone number or other means of contacting them during the school day.

 

 

Legal Reference:  C.R.S. 22-33-104

                           C.R.S. 22-33-104.5

                           C.R.S. 22-33-107

                           C.R.S. 22-33-108

 

Cross Reference:  JKD/JKE, Suspension/Expulsion of Students

 

Also revised and accepted by the Board on June 29, 2006 and June 26, 2008.