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Constitutions and Governments; Mandatory Courses; Commencement of Instruction; Exception - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 380.1166Legal Research Home > Michigan Laws > School Code Of 1976 > Constitutions and Governments; Mandatory Courses; Commencement of Instruction; Exception - Mich. Comp. Laws Section 380.1166
Sec. 1166. (1) In all public and nonpublic schools in this state regular courses of instruction shall be given in the constitution of the United States, in the constitution of Michigan, and in the history and present form of government of the United States, Michigan, and its political subdivisions. Instruction shall begin not later than the opening of the eighth grade, or its equivalent, except in schools maintaining a junior high school, in which case it may begin in the ninth grade. (2) A high school in this state which offers 12 grades shall require a 1-semester course of study of 5 periods per week in civics which shall include the form and functions of the federal, state, and local governments and shall stress the rights and responsibilities of citizens. A diploma shall not be issued by a high school to a pupil who has not successfully completed this course. This requirement shall not be applicable as a graduation requirement for a high school pupil who has enlisted or been inducted into military service.
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