§ 103. School bus operators shall be qualified
After September 1, 1980, no person shall operate any motor vehicle to transport children to or from school, school athletic events, or any other school activity, for which transportation is provided pursuant to an agreement with the Department of Education, unless such person shall have obtained a school bus operator’s license in accordance with rules […]
§ 87. Punishment of pupils by school authorities
All principals and teachers in the public schools in the Virgin Islands shall have the right to exercise the same authority, as to conduct and behavior, over pupils attending their schools during the time they are in attendance, including the time required in going to and from their homes, as parents, guardians, or persons in […]
§ 88. Penalties affecting parents and employers
(a) In case any parent, guardian, or other person in parental relation shall fail to comply with any provisions of this title he shall be deemed guilty of violation thereof and on conviction may be punished by a fine of not more than $100. (b) Any person who employs a child of compulsory school age […]
§ 89. Apprehension of, and manner of dealing with, truant
(a) Any child of compulsory school age, who is found anywhere other than on the school’s premises in which the child is enrolled, during school hours, without an acceptable excuse having been furnished by a parent or guardian to the appropriate school official, or who is not enrolled in a school as required by law, […]
§ 90. Dismissal or transfer of pupils
Pupils may be dismissed from school or transferred by the Commissioner of Education in the following instances— (1) change of residence of pupils to a place outside of the legislative district; (2) when a parent or guardian requests dismissal because the child is beyond compulsory school age; and (3) when a child is fifteen years […]
§ 91. Expulsion of pupils; appeal
(a) The Commissioner of Education may authorize or order the expulsion from public school of any pupil guilty of gross misconduct or persistent disobedience, or having bad habits, or being in a physical condition detrimental to the best interests of the school, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Virgin Islands Board of Education. Any […]
§ 86. Parental responsibility; excuse for absence
(a) Parents and guardians shall be held responsible for the regular and punctual attendance of children at school in clean and decent apparel. (b) As used in this title, a person in parental relation to a minor shall include his father or mother, by birth or adoption, his legally appointed guardian, or his custodian. A […]
§ 82. Compulsory school attendance; age of pupils; exceptions
(a) All children shall commence their school education by attending an approved kindergarten from the beginning of the school year in the calendar year in which they reach their fifth birthday, and they shall continue to attend school regularly until the expiration of the school year nearest their eighteenth birthday, except as provided in section […]
§ 83. Hours of daily attendance
The required attendance in regular classes in public schools shall not exceed six hours per school day.
§ 84. Home instruction
Children may be taught at home under rules and regulations prescribed by the Board of Education when written permission has been granted by the Commissioner of Education for such children to remain out of school for this purpose, but such children may be examined by the Commissioner of Education or his authorized representative.