§ 81. Admission and transfer of pupils
The Commissioner of Education shall regulate the admission of pupils and their transfer from one class, department, or school to another.
§ 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.
§ 85. Attendance at private, parochial and denominational schools
All children attending regularly and punctually parochial, denominational or private schools, shall be exempt from attendance in public schools provided they are enrolled in and pursue the course of study in the appropriate grade of such school.
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 92. Notice for registration of children reaching school age
Once a year the Commissioner of Education shall give public notice to parents or guardians of children who will be of school age during the year to enter the names of such children on the school lists.
§ 93. Information on pupils available to Police Department
Parents, guardians, and managers of landed properties shall give to the Commissioner of Education, on demand, all school information in their possession regarding children under their control.
§ 94. Census of school children
In the month of May, of each year, the Commissioner of Education shall make a list of all the children residing in each legislative district who are between the ages of five and fifteen years with the data as required for school purposes and school registers.
§ 95. Appointment of attendance officers
The Governor may appoint persons to act as attendance officers. The persons appointed shall have the power to compel attendance in accordance with the provisions of sections 82 and 89 of this title.
§ 96. School information furnished to Department of Education
The principal or other person or persons in charge of every public, private, denominational, parochial, or any other school at the opening of such school or schools each year and at such other time or times as the Commissioner of Education directs, shall furnish to the Department of Education, the name, age, and grade of […]
§ 97. Furnishing birth certificates
The Commissioner of Health shall furnish without charge to the Commissioner of Education, upon request, the birth certificate of any child of compulsory school age born in the Virgin Islands.
§ 98. Confidentiality of student records
The Commissioner of Education shall insure, through the promulgation and enforcement of appropriate rules and regulations, family educational and privacy rights as required by the Federal General Education Provisions (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1221 et seq.) and any amendments thereto, or any other applicable federal law which conditions the availability of federal funds on the local […]