{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-16-28-2.1","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 16-28-2.1","heading":"Adoption of Standards for Mandatory Attendance Policy; Parents Held Accountable; Enforcement.","body":"The Legislature finds that mandatory attendance policies for schools differ from school system to school system throughout the State of Alabama. The State Board of Education shall adopt standards for a mandatory and enforceable attendance policy for all students in public schools in the State of Alabama. Parents shall be held accountable in accordance with Sections 16-28-12 and 16-28-7, for the failure of the child who is of compulsory attendance age to attend either public, private or church-school. Enforcement of this section shall lie with the local board of education and the juvenile court system.","path":["Title 16 Education.","Chapter 28 School Attendance.","Article 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=16-28-2.1","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"0ce52b54a790f540586dfde0d7eac04d9eee1efbbc25962df63ddb7b7340c3d7","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-16-28-2","next":"us-al/ala.-code-16-28-2.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}