{"data":{"id":"us-sd/sdcl-13-27-1.1","jurisdiction":"us-sd","citation":"SDCL § 13-27-1.1","heading":"Religious exemption after eighth grade.","body":"A child of compulsory school age who has successfully completed the first eight grades is excused from compulsory school attendance under § 13-27-1 if:\n(1) The child or the parents of the child are members of a recognized church or religious denomination that objects to the regular public high school education; and\n(2) The recognized church or religious denomination either individually or in cooperation with another recognized church or religious denomination provides a regularly supervised program of instruction in which each child participates in learning activities appropriate to the adult occupation that the child is likely to assume in later years.","path":["TITLE 13. EDUCATION","CHAPTER 13-27. COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE"],"source_url":"https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/13-27-1.1","current_through":"2026-08-31","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:18:56Z","sha256":"9b6074a003b4f4c4f8127b4f81cd857ed667ed05c61e3aaa6ecde105dd921e90","source_id":"us-sd","stale":true,"prev":"us-sd/sdcl-13-27-1","next":"us-sd/sdcl-13-27-1.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}