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Code of Alabama
Title 16
Chapter 28
Article 1
General Provisions
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16-28-1
Definitions.
16-28-2
Purposes of Article.
16-28-2.1
Adoption of Standards for Mandatory Attendance Policy; Parents Held Accountable; Enforcement.
16-28-2.2
Establishment of Program by Local Boards to Inform Parents of Educational Responsibilities.
16-28-3
Ages of Children Required to Attend School; Exemption for Church School Students; Transfer Students.
16-28-3.1
Guidelines and Procedures for Withdrawal from School; Dropout Prevention Program.
16-28-4
Minimum Age for Attendance at Public Schools.
16-28-5
Private Tutor.
16-28-6
Children Exempt from Attending Public School.
16-28-7
Report of Enrollment.
16-28-8
Reports Required Must Be Furnished.
16-28-9
List of Children Who Should Attend School - Required.
16-28-10
List of Children Who Should Attend School - How Lists Prepared.
16-28-11
Enrollment Report and List of Potential Students Compared.
16-28-12
Person in Loco Parentis Responsible for Child’s School Attendance and Behavior; Noncompliance; Local Boards to Promulgate Written Behavior Policy, Contents, Annual Distribution, Receipt to Be Documented; School Officials Required to Report Noncompliance; Failure to Report Suspected Violation; District Attorneys Vigorously to Enforce Provisions.
16-28-13
Burden of Proof on Person in Loco Parentis.
16-28-14
Habitual Truant.
16-28-15
Absence Must Be Explained.
16-28-16
Cases of Nonenrollment and Nonattendance; Withdrawal of Enrollment.
16-28-17
When Child May Be Taken into Custody.
16-28-18
Record Kept by Attendance Officer.
16-28-19
Attendance Districts.
16-28-20
Compensation of Attendance Officers.
16-28-21
Juvenile Court Jurisdiction.
16-28-22
Prosecutions.
16-28-23
Attendance Register and Rules and Regulations as Evidence.
16-28-24
Church Schools May Waive Exemptions Specified in This Article.
16-28-25
Ala. Code § 16-28-25 (2026)