Arkansas Code Title 6, Subtitle 2, Chapter 18, Subchapter 2 - Attendance
- § 6-18-201 - Compulsory Attendance -- Exceptions.
(a) Under the penalty for noncompliance set by law, every parent, guardian, or other person residing within the State of Arkansas having custody or...
- § 6-18-202 - Age and Residence for Attending Public Schools.
(a) As used in this section: (1) "Reside" means to be physically present and to maintain a permanent place of abode for an average...
- § 6-18-203 - Attendance in District Other Than District of Residence.
(a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, when any person owns a tract of land on which the person resides...
- § 6-18-204 - Attendance in Another District -- Conditions.
(a) The title of this section shall be "An Act Making It Legal for a Student Living in One School District to Attend School...
- § 6-18-205 - Attendance in Another District -- Liability.
(a) (1) Persons, and their present or future siblings, who attended during the 1982-1983 or 1983-1984 school year schools outside the boundaries of the...
- § 6-18-206 - [Repealed.]
- § 6-18-207 - Minimum Age for Enrollment in Public School.
(a) (1) A student may enter kindergarten in the public schools of this state if he or she will attain the age of five...
- § 6-18-208 - Requirements for Enrollment in Public School -- Exceptions.
(a) Prior to a child's admission to an Arkansas public school, a school district shall request the parent, guardian, or other responsible person to...
- § 6-18-209 - Adoption of Student Attendance Policies -- Effect of Unexcused Absences.
(a) The board of directors of each school district in this state shall adopt student attendance policies.(b) Each school district, as a part of...
- § 6-18-210 - Definitions.
As used in this section and § 6-18-211: (1) "Financial hardships" means harm or suffering caused by a student's inability to obtain or provide...
- § 6-18-211 - Mandatory Attendance for Students in Grades Nine Through Twelve.
(a) Beginning with the 2004-2005 school year, students in grades nine through twelve (9-12) shall be required to schedule and attend a full school...
- § 6-18-212 - [Repealed.]
- § 6-18-213 - Attendance Records and Reports Generally.
(a) (1) A record of pupil attendance shall be kept by each school district of the state in a format prescribed by the Department...
- § 6-18-214 - Records of Students Leaving School Without Graduating.
(a) In addition to the records required by § 6-18-213, a record of students who have left school without having completed requirements for high...
- § 6-18-215 - School Enrollment Census -- Determining Student Dropout Rates.
(a) (1) (A) On or before October 1 of each school year, a public school shall conduct a census of all students enrolled at...
- § 6-18-216 - [Repealed.]
- § 6-18-217 - Records to Be Kept by Teachers.
(a) It shall be the duty of each teacher in the public schools of Arkansas to keep an accurate record of attendance and nonattendance...
- § 6-18-218 - [Repealed.]
- § 6-18-219 - False Attendance Reports.
Any teacher, principal, superintendent, or any other person whose duty it is to make reports as to the schools of the county who shall...
- § 6-18-220 - Additional Absences Granted for Participation in Ffa, Fha, and 4-h Programs -- Equal Treatment.
(a) The General Assembly finds and declares that: (1) The National FFA Organization, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Inc., and 4-H programs...
- § 6-18-221 - Cooperation of Law Enforcement Agencies.
(a) Any public school district may enter into a cooperative agreement with local law enforcement officials to implement within the district an "Operation Stay...
- § 6-18-222 - Penalty for Unexcused Absences -- Revocation of Driving Privilege.
(a) (1) (A) (i) The board of directors of each school district in this state shall adopt a student attendance policy, as provided for...
- § 6-18-223 - Credit for College Courses.
(a) (1) A public school student who is enrolled in a public school in Arkansas and who has successfully completed the eighth grade shall...
- § 6-18-224 - Early Graduation.
Any student who is enrolled in a public high school in Arkansas and has earned the number of credits required by the local school...
- § 6-18-225 - Definition.
As used in this section and § 6-18-226, "community truancy board" means a board composed of members of the local community in which the...
- § 6-18-226 - Community Truancy Boards -- Members -- Duties.
(a) The local school district boards of directors may create a community truancy board or may use other boards that exist or are created...
- § 6-18-227 - Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act of 2004.
(a) (1) This section may be referred to and cited as the "Arkansas Opportunity Public School Choice Act of 2004". (2) (A) The purpose...
- § 6-18-228 - Attending Classes and Programs Not Offered by an Assigned School.
Any student who is enrolled in a public school in a school district that is administratively consolidated by §§ 6-13-1601 et seq., 6-13-1405(a)(5) [repealed],...
- § 6-18-229 - Service As Page for General Assembly.
If a student is invited by a member of the General Assembly to serve as a page for the General Assembly during a legislative...
- § 6-18-230 - Minimum Age for Enrolling in Prekindergarten.
(a) (1) A child may enter a prekindergarten program for children three (3) years of age if the child will attain three (3) years...
- § 6-18-231 - Additional Absences for Arkansas National Guard Members.
A student who joins the Arkansas National Guard at seventeen (17) years of age while in grade eleven (11) shall be granted additional absences...
Last modified: November 15, 2016