New Jersey § 18a:58-37
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 18a:58-37, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18a:58-37.
As used in this act: a. “ Commissioner ” means the State Commissioner of Education. b. “ Nonpublic school ” means an elementary or secondary school within the State, other than a public school,
offering education for grades kindergarten through 12, or any combination of them,
wherein any child may legally fulfill compulsory school attendance requirements and
which complies with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( Pub.L.88-352 ). 1 c. “ Textbook ” means books, workbooks or manuals, whether bound or in looseleaf form , or electronic textbooks, including but not limited to, computer software, computer-assisted
instruction, interactive videodisk, and other computer courseware and magnetic media, intended as a principal source of study material for a given class or group of students,
a copy of which is available for the individual use of each pupil in such class or
group. Computer software shall be prepared educational programs which are subject-oriented
and for student instruction. d. “ Student ” means any child who is a resident of the State and who is enrolled as a full-time
pupil in a public or nonpublic school in grades kindergarten through 12. A child who boards at a school but whose parents do not maintain a residence in
this State shall not be deemed to be a resident of the State within the meaning of
this act. 1
42 U.S.C.A. § 2000d et seq.
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