115C-378. Children required to attend. (a) Every parent, guardian or custodian in this State having charge or control of a child between the ages of seven and 16 years shall cause the child to attend school continuously for a period equal to the time which the public school to which the child is assigned shall […]
115C-379. Method of enforcement. (a) It shall be the duty of the State Board of Education to formulate the rules that may be necessary for the proper enforcement of the provisions of this Part. The Board shall prescribe (i) what shall constitute unlawful absence, (ii) what causes may constitute legitimate excuses for temporary nonattendance due […]
115C-380. Penalty for violation. Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 115C-379, any parent, guardian or other person violating the provisions of this Part shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1955, c. 1372, art. 20, s. 4; 1969, c. 799, s. 2; 1981, c. 423, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 888; 1994, Ex. […]
115C-381. School social workers; reports; prosecutions. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prepare such rules and procedures and furnish such blanks for teachers and other school officials as may be necessary for reporting such case of unlawful absence or lack of attendance to the school social worker of the respective local school administrative units. Such […]
115C-382. Investigation of indigency. If affidavit shall be made by the parent of a child or by any other person that any child who is required to attend school under G.S. 115C-378 is not able to attend school by reason of necessity to work or labor for the support of himself or the support of […]
115C-382.5. Student attendance recognition programs. Local boards of education are encouraged to adopt a student attendance recognition program within the local school administrative unit to promote student attendance in school and participation in class as an integral part of academic achievement and the learning process. If the local board of education adopts a student attendance […]
115C-384. Student records and fees. (a) In General. – The local board of education has the power to regulate fees, charges and solicitations subject to the provisions of G.S. 115C-47(6). (b) Refund of Fees upon Transfer of Pupils. (1) As used in this subsection: a. "Month" shall mean 20 school days. b. "First semester" shall […]
