{"data":{"id":"us-vt/16-v.s.a.-1121","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"16 V.S.A. § 1121","heading":"Attendance by children of school age required","body":"A person having the control of a child between the ages of six and 16 years shall cause the child to attend a public school, an approved or recognized independent school, an approved education program, or a home study program for the full number of days for which that school is held, unless the child:\n(1) is mentally or physically unable so to attend; or\n(2) has completed the tenth grade; or\n(3) is excused by the superintendent or a majority of the school directors as provided in this chapter; or\n(4) is enrolled in and attending a postsecondary school, as defined in subdivision 176(b)(1) of this title, which is approved or accredited in Vermont or another state.","path":["Title 16: Education","Chapter 025: Attendance and Discipline","Subchapter 003: COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/16/025/01121","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:00Z","sha256":"8ef79a3e0397130de0b034a77bda58c16b6dd87a3118609f82594280d1f91f17","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/16-v.s.a.-1094-1095","next":"us-vt/16-v.s.a.-1122"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}