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compulsory attendance  

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  • Compulsory attendance laws refer to legislative mandates that school-aged children attend public, nonpub-lic, or homeschools until reaching specified ages. The primary components of compulsory attendance laws include school admission and exit ages, length of school years, student enrollment procedures and requirements, and enforcement of student truancy provisions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Education Law; Compulsory Attendance]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FNJ2FQ33-P

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