MANDATORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE AGE

Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. 10-184)
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Effective July 2001 students must stay in school until age 18, rather than 16, unless they graduate from high school or their parents or others having control over them personally appear at the school and sign a withdrawal form consenting to their leaving school at age 16 or 17. Students whose parents do not agree will be subject to truancy laws if they have four unexcused absences in a month or ten in a school year.

SOURCE: Conn. Dept. of Education
PREPARED BY: 211Infoline/lb
CONTENT LAST REVIEWED: November2005


New Hampshire
193:1 Duty of Parent; Compulsory Attendance by Pupil. –

IV. Any child at least 16 years of age and under 18 years of age who wishes to terminate such child's public or nonpublic education prior to graduating from high school shall do so only after a conference with the principal, or designee. The principal shall request a conference with the parent, guardian, or other custodian. Written approval of withdrawal must be received from such child's parent, guardian, or other person residing in the state and having custody or charge of such child. The written approval shall be dated and the signature witnessed by the principal of the school where the child is in attendance, or the principal's designee.

Source. 1994, 121:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.