{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-36-24","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 18A:36-24","heading":"Missing children;  legislative findings and declarations","body":"The legislature finds and declares:\na.  That there is a growing recognition of the prevalence and consequences of child abuse.\nb.  That the removal of children from school constitutes a deprivation in itself and may be an indicator of even more grievous abuses.\nc.  That the public schools can and should provide an early warning to the appropriate authorities when a child appears to be missing from the educational  system.\nL.1984, c. 228, s. 1, eff. Dec. 28, 1984.","path":["TITLE 18A EDUCATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"c59c1bbcfdaaa3fcb388bd928cc16ee0c0c38f304e921b4136352535a206df0b","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-36-23","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-18a-36-25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}