§ 1 Requirements and exceptions
§ 1A Pupil absence notification programs
§ 1B Pupil absence notification program
§ 2 Duties of parents; penalty
§ 2A Attendance of deaf children; penalty
§ 3 Attendance of illiterate minors; penalties
§ 4 Inducing absences; penalty
§ 5 Place of attendance; violations; discrimination
§ 6 Payment of tuition for non-resident children
§ 7 Tuition; children under control of department of children and families; foster care; reimbursement
§ 9 High school tuition of children under control of department of public welfare, etc.
§ 10 Settlements of accounts between towns and department of public welfare, etc.
§ 11 Tuition of children in institutions
§ 12 Attendance outside place of residence
§ 12A Plan for attendance in public school to eliminate racial imbalance; adoption; financial and technical assistance
§ 12B Definitions; attendance of school other than in city or town of residence of child; reports; tuition; parent information system; transportation reimbursement program; funding
§ 12C School Choice Tuition Trust Fund
§ 13 Transfer cards
§ 14 Island children; transportation
§ 15 Vaccination and immunization
§ 15A Sickle cell anemia; blood tests
§ 15B Screening programs, testing, treatment, etc. for sickle cell anemia and related genetically-linked diseases; rules and regulations; records and information, disclosure restricted
§ 15C Immunization of college health science students
§ 15D Meningococcal disease; college students immunization
§ 16 Children excluded from school; remedies
§ 17 Hearing prerequisite to exclusion
§ 18 Notice to parent or guardian and meeting with school committee prerequisite to student permanently leaving school; annual report; application of section
§ 19 Supervisors of attendance; employment
§ 20 Powers and duties of supervisors of attendance
§ 21 Opportunity for academic progress for suspended students; education service plans; alternative educational services
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