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§ 16-1609. Attendance in other district when free transportation not furnished

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. Education

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 24 P.S. Education
Chapter 1. Public School Code of 1949 (Refs & Annos)
Article XVI. High Schools
24 P.S. § 16-1609
§ 16-1609. Attendance in other district when free transportation not furnished
Currentness
If any child has completed the elementary course of study in the public schools of the district in which he resides, and resides1 three miles or more, by public road, from the nearest high school in the district, unless proper free transportation is furnished, he may attend any more convenient high school in another district, without the consent of the board of school directors of the district in which he resides, and the district in which he resides shall be liable to the district whose high school he attends for the tuition charge provided for in this act.2

Credits

1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XVI, § 1609.

Footnotes

1
Enrolled bill omits “and resides”.
2
24 P.S. §§ 1-101 et seq.
24 P.S. § 16-1609, PA ST 24 P.S. § 16-1609
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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