Alaska § 14.03.060 - Elementary, junior high, and secondary schools.
Full text of Alaska Alaska Statutes § 14.03.060 — Elementary, junior high, and secondary schools., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 14.03.060. Elementary, junior high, and secondary schools.
(a) Except as provided in (e) of this section, an elementary school consists of grades kindergarten through grade eight or any appropriate combination of grades within this range.
(b) A secondary school consists of grades seven through 12 or any appropriate combination of grades within this range. The establishment of one or two grades beyond the 12th grade is optional with the governing body of the school district.
(c) Grades seven through eight, nine, and ten or any appropriate combination of grades within this range may be organized as a junior high school.
(d) This section does not prevent a high school from issuing a diploma to a student who has completed the 12th grade.
(e) In addition to the grades enumerated in (a) of this section, an elementary school consists of an early education program approved or supervised by the department under AS 14.07.020 (a)(8), including a program operated by a head start agency as a head start program under 42 U.S.C. 9831 — 9852c.
Source: official Alaska text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14.03.060 ("Elementary, junior high, and secondary schools.") is part of the Alaska Statutes, the codified statutory law of Alaska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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