There is a newer version of the Massachusetts General Laws
2006 Massachusetts Code - CHAPTER 76. — SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
- Section 1. School attendance; requirements and exceptions.
- Section 1A. Pupil absence notification programs.
- Section 2. Duties of parents; penalty.
- Section 2A. Attendance of deaf children; penalty.
- Section 3. Attendance of illiterate minors; penalties.
- Section 4. Inducing absences; penalty.
- Section 5. Place of attendance; discrimination.
- Section 6. Payment of tuition for non-resident children.
- Section 7. Tuition; children under control of department of socialservices; fostercare; reimbursement.
- Section 8. Repealed — 1977, 363A, Sec. 56.
- Section 9. High school tuition of children under control ofdepartment of publicwelfare — etc.
- Section 10. Settlements of accounts between towns and department of publicwelfare,etc.
- Section 11. Tuition of children in institutions.
- Section 12. Attendance outside place of residence.
- Section 12A. Plan for attendance in public school to eliminate racial imbalance;adoption; financial and technical assistance.
- Section 12B. Definitions; attendance of school other than in city ortown of residenceof child; reports; tuition; parent information system;transportation reimbursement program; funding.
- Section 12C. School Choice Tuition Trust Fund.
- Section 13. Transfer cards.
- Section 14. Island children; transportation.
- Section 15. Vaccination and immunization.
- Section 15A. Sickle cell anemia; blood tests.
- Section 15B. Screening programs — testing, treatment, etc. for sickle cell anemia andrelated genetically-linked diseases; rules and regulations; records andinformation, disclosure restricted.
- Section 15C. Immunization of college health science students.
- Section 16. Children excluded from school; remedies.
- Section 17. Hearing prerequisite to exclusion.
- Section 18. Notice to parent or guardian and meeting with school committeeprerequisite to student permanently leaving school; annual report;application of section.
- Section 19. Supervisors of attendance; employment.
- Section 20. Powers and duties of supervisors of attendance.
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