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§ 13-1343. Arrest of children failing to attend school

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 XIII. Pupils and Attendance (Refs & Annos)
Subarticle (c). Attendance Officers and Home and School Visitors
24 P.S. § 13-1343
§ 13-1343. Arrest of children failing to attend school
When an attendance officer or a State, municipal, port authority, transit authority, housing authority or school police officer arrests or apprehends any child who fails to attend school as required by the provisions of this act, he shall promptly notify the parents, guardian, or person in parental relation to such child, if such person can be found in the district, and unless requested by such parent, guardian, or person in parental relation to place said child in a school other than public school, he shall place said child in the public school in which the child is, or should be, enrolled.

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1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XIII, § 1343. Amended 1995, Nov. 17, P.L. 1110, No. 29 (Spec. Sess. No. 1), § 4, effective in 60 days.
24 P.S. § 13-1343, PA ST 24 P.S. § 13-1343
Current through the end of the 2023 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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