Instruction by a private tutor means and includes only instruction by a person who holds a certificate issued by the State Superintendent of Education and who offers instruction in the several branches of study required to be taught in the public schools of this state, for at least three hours a day for 140 days each calendar year, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., and who uses the English language in giving instruction. Such private tutor shall, prior to beginning the instruction of any child, file with the county superintendent of education, where his place of instruction is in territory under the control and supervision of the county board of education, or the city superintendent of schools, where his place of instruction is in territory under the control and supervision of a city board of education, a statement showing the child or children to be instructed, the subjects to be taught and the period of time such instruction is proposed to be given. Such tutor shall keep a register of work, showing daily the hours used for instruction and the presence or absence of any child being instructed and shall make such reports as the State Board of Education may require.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 28 - School Attendance.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 16-28-1 - Definitions.
Section 16-28-2 - Purposes of Article.
Section 16-28-4 - Minimum Age at Which Child May Enter.
Section 16-28-5 - Private Tutor.
Section 16-28-6 - Children Exempt From Attending Public School.
Section 16-28-7 - Report of Enrollment.
Section 16-28-8 - Reports Required Must Be Furnished.
Section 16-28-9 - List of Children Who Should Attend School - Required.
Section 16-28-10 - List of Children Who Should Attend School - How Lists Prepared.
Section 16-28-11 - Enrollment Report and List of Potential Students Compared.
Section 16-28-13 - Burden of Proof on Person in Loco Parentis.
Section 16-28-14 - Habitual Truant.
Section 16-28-15 - Absence Must Be Explained.
Section 16-28-16 - Cases of Nonenrollment and Nonattendance; Withdrawal of Enrollment.
Section 16-28-17 - When Child May Be Taken Into Custody.
Section 16-28-18 - Record Kept by Attendance Officer.
Section 16-28-19 - Attendance Districts.
Section 16-28-20 - Compensation of Attendance Officers.
Section 16-28-21 - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction.
Section 16-28-22 - Prosecutions.
Section 16-28-23 - Attendance Register and Rules and Regulations as Evidence.
Section 16-28-24 - Church Schools May Waive Exemptions Specified in This Article.