Code of Alabama
Title 16 - Education.
Chapter 28 - School Attendance.

Article 1 - General Provisions.

Section 16-28-1 - Definitions. - For purposes of this article, the following words, terms and...

Section 16-28-2 - Purposes of Article. - The purposes of this article are to secure the prompt...

Section 16-28-2.1 - Adoption of Standards for Mandatory Attendance Policy; Parents Held Accountable; Enforcement. - The Legislature finds that mandatory attendance policies for schools differ...

Section 16-28-2.2 - Establishment of Program by Local Boards to Inform Parents of Educational Responsibilities. - (a) Local boards of education, pursuant to guidelines established by...

Section 16-28-3 - Ages of Children Required to Attend School; Exemption for Church School Students; Transfer Students. - (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), every child...

Section 16-28-3.1 - Guidelines and Procedures for Withdrawal From School; Dropout Prevention Program. - (a) A child over the age of 17 may withdraw...

Section 16-28-4 - Minimum Age at Which Child May Enter. - (a) A child who is six years of age on...

Section 16-28-5 - Private Tutor. - Instruction by a private tutor means and includes only instruction...

Section 16-28-6 - Children Exempt From Attending Public School. - (a) The following children, when issued certificates of exemption by...

Section 16-28-7 - Report of Enrollment. - At the end of the fifth day from the opening...

Section 16-28-8 - Reports Required Must Be Furnished. - All school officers, including those in private schools, or private...

Section 16-28-9 - List of Children Who Should Attend School - Required. - In order that the provisions of this article may more...

Section 16-28-10 - List of Children Who Should Attend School - How Lists Prepared. - The information required for making lists of children of the...

Section 16-28-11 - Enrollment Report and List of Potential Students Compared. - The county superintendent of education or the city superintendent of...

Section 16-28-12 - Person in Loco Parentis Responsible for Child's School Attendance and Behavior; Noncompliance; Local Boards to Promulgate Written Behavior Policy, Contents, Annual Distribution, Receipt to Be Documented; School Officials Required t... - (a) Each parent, guardian, or other person having control or...

Section 16-28-13 - Burden of Proof on Person in Loco Parentis. - No parent, guardian or other person having control or charge...

Section 16-28-14 - Habitual Truant. - In case any child becomes an habitual truant, or because...

Section 16-28-15 - Absence Must Be Explained. - Every parent, guardian, or other person having control or charge...

Section 16-28-16 - Cases of Nonenrollment and Nonattendance; Withdrawal of Enrollment. - (a) It shall be the duty of the county superintendent...

Section 16-28-17 - When Child May Be Taken Into Custody. - It shall be the duty of the attendance officer, probation...

Section 16-28-18 - Record Kept by Attendance Officer. - The attendance officer whose appointment is by this article provided...

Section 16-28-19 - Attendance Districts. - The county board of education shall arrange the county, exclusive...

Section 16-28-20 - Compensation of Attendance Officers. - The attendance officers who are employed by the county or...

Section 16-28-21 - Juvenile Court Jurisdiction. - The juvenile court of the county shall have original and...

Section 16-28-22 - Prosecutions. - No prosecution or proceeding under this article shall be begun...

Section 16-28-23 - Attendance Register and Rules and Regulations as Evidence. - The registry of attendance of pupils kept by any public...

Section 16-28-24 - Church Schools May Waive Exemptions Specified in This Article. - Notwithstanding entitlement to the exemptions provided church schools under Sections...

Article 2 - Conditioning of Driving Privileges Upon School Attendance.

Section 16-28-40 - License Applicant Under 19 to Provide Documentation of School Enrollment, etc.; Duties of School Attendance Official; Withdrawal From School; Conviction for Certain Pistol Offenses. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-300 IN THE 2022...

Section 16-28-41 - Written Guidelines to Be Provided. - The State Department of Education shall distribute written guidelines to...

Section 16-28-42 - Adoption of Regulations. - The Department of Education and the Department of Public Safety...

Section 16-28-43 - Article Not to Deny Rights of Exceptional Children. - No provision of this article shall be construed to deny...

Section 16-28-44 - Article Not to Deny Constitutional Rights of Children. - No provision of this article shall be construed to deny...

Section 16-28-45 - Construction With Other Attendance and Vehicle Laws. - The provisions of this article shall be construed together with...