Parents are responsible for seeing that their children of age seven (7) or older prior to the first day of school, attend school until the later of the following dates:

1. The child’s sixteenth (16th) birthday;
2. The date of completion of the work of the eighth (8th) grade.
   
   The provisions above do not apply in the following cases:
   (a) The child has been excused under one of the conditions specified in
   20-5-102.
   (b) The child is absent because of illness, bereavement, or other reason prescribed by the policies of the trustees.
   (c) The child has been suspended or expelled under the provisions of
   20-5-202.

Parents shall enroll the student unless the student is:

1. Provided with supervised correspondence or home study;
2. Excused because of a determination by a district judge that attendance is not in the best interests of the child;
3. Enrolled in a non-public or home school;
4. Enrolled in a school of another district or state under the tuition provisions of this title;
5. Excused by the Board upon a determination that such attendance by a child who attained the age of sixteen (16) is not in the best interests of the child and the school.

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