parental rights
type: Concept
narrower: compulsory attendance

educational reform
type: Concept
related: compulsory attendance

curricular and instructional issues
type: Concept
narrower: compulsory attendance

constitutional rights and issues
type: Concept
narrower: compulsory attendance

compulsory attendance
type: Concept
definition: Compulsory attendance laws refer to legislative mandates that school-aged children attend public, nonpub-lic, or homeschools until reaching specified ages. The primary components of compulsory attendance laws include school admission and exit ages, length of school years, student enrollment procedures and requirements, and enforcement of student truancy provisions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Education Law; Compulsory Attendance]
related: educational reform
broader: parental rights
broader: curricular and instructional issues
broader: constitutional rights and issues

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: compulsory attendance