If a child be suspended from school because of improper conduct or refusal of such child to comply with the requirements of the school, the school shall immediately notify the county superintendent of such suspension, and specify the time or conditions of such suspension. Further admission of the child to school may be refused until such requirements and regulations be complied with. Any such child shall be treated by the school as being unlawfully absent from the school during the time he refuses to comply with such requirements and regulations, and any person having legal or actual control of such child shall be liable to prosecution under the provisions of this article for the absence of such child from school: Provided, That the county board of education does not exclude or expel the suspended child from school.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 8. Compulsory School Attendance
§18-8-1. Compulsory School Attendance; Exemptions
§18-8-2. Offenses; Penalties; Cost of Prosecution; Jurisdiction
§18-8-4. Duties of Attendance Director and Assistant Directors; Complaints, Warrants and Hearings
§18-8-5. Duties of Principal, Administrative Head or Other Chief Administrator
§18-8-6. The High School Graduation Improvement Act
§18-8-7. Aiding or Abetting Violations of Compulsory Attendance; Penalty
§18-8-9. Report and Disposition of Fines Collected
§18-8-10. Compulsory Education of Deaf and Blind; Offenses; Penalties; Names of Deaf and Blind