Wisconsin § 118.15 - Compulsory school attendance.

§ 118.15. Compulsory school attendance.

118.15(1) (1) 118.15(1)(a) (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) to (d) and (g) and sub. (4) , unless the child is excused under sub. (3) or has graduated from high school, any person having under control a child who is between the ages of 6 and 18 years shall cause the child to attend school regularly during the full period and hours, religious holidays excepted, that the public, private, or tribal school in which the child should be enrolled is in session until the end of the school term, quarter or semester of the school year in which the child becomes 18 years of age. 118.15(1)(am) (am) Except as provided under par. (d) , unless the child is excused under sub. (3) , any person having under his or her control a child who is enrolled in 5-year-old kindergarten shall cause the child to attend school regularly, religious holidays excepted, during the full period and hours that kindergarten is in session at the public or private school in which the child is enrolled until the end of the school term. 118.15(1)(b) (b) Upon the child’s request of the school board and with the written approval of the child’s parent or guardian, any child who is 16 years of age or over and a child at risk, as defined in s. 118.153 (1) (a) , may attend, in lieu of high school or on a part-time basis, a technical college if the child and his or her parent or guardian agree, in writing, that the child will participate in a program leading to the child’s high school graduation. The district board of the technical college district in which the child resides shall admit the child. Every technical college district board shall offer day class programs satisfactory to meet the requirements of this paragraph and s. 118.33 (3m) as a condition to the receipt of any state aid. 118.15(1)(c) (c) 118.15(1)(c)1. 1. Upon the child’s request and with the written approval of the child’s parent or guardian, any child who is 16 years of age may be excused by the school board from regular school attendance if the child and his or her parent or guardian agree, in writing, that the child will participate in a program or curriculum modification under par. (d) leading to the child’s high school graduation. 118.15(1)(c)2. 2. Upon the child’s request and with the written approval of the child’s parent or guardian, any child who is 17 years of age or over may be excused by the school board from regular school attendance if the child and his or her parent or guardian agree, in writing, that the child will participate in a program or curriculum modification under par. (d) leading to the child’s high school graduation or leading to a high school equivalency diploma under s. 115.29 (4) . 118.15(1)(c)3. 3. Prior to a child’s admission to a program leading to the child’s high school graduation or a high school equivalency program under par. (b) or subd. 1. or 2. , the child, his or her parent or guardian, the school board and a representative of the high school equivalency program or program leading to the child’s high school graduation shall enter into a written agreement. The written agreement shall state the services to be provided, the time period needed to complete the high school equivalency program or program leading to the child’s high school graduation and how the performance of the pupil will be monitored. The agreement shall be monitored by the school board on a regular basis, but in no case shall the agreement be monitored less frequently than once per semester. If the school board determines that a child is not complying with the agreement, the school board shall notify the child, his or her parent or guardian and the high school equivalency program or program leading to the child’s high school graduation that the agreement may be modified or suspended in 30 days. 118.15(1)(cm) (cm) 118.15(1)(cm)1. 1. Upon the child’s request and with the approval of the child’s parent or guardian, any child who is 17 years of age or over shall be excused by the school board from regular school attendance if the child began a program leading to a high school equivalency diploma in a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p) , a secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g) , a juvenile detention facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10r) , or a juvenile portion of a county jail, and the child and his or her parent or guardian agree under subd. 2. that the child will continue to participate in such a program. For purposes of this subdivision, a child is considered to have begun a program leading to a high school equivalency diploma if the child has received a passing score on a minimum of one of the 5 content area tests given under the general educational development test or has demonstrated under a course of study meeting the standards established under s. 115.29 (4) for the granting of a declaration of equivalency to high school graduation a level of proficiency in a minimum of one of the 5 content areas specified in s. 118.33 (1) (a) 1. that is equivalent to the level of proficiency that he or she would have attained if he or she had satisfied the requirements under s. 118.33 (1) (a) 1. 118.15(1)(cm)2. 2. Prior to the admission of a child under subd. 1. to a program leading to a high school equivalency diploma, the child, his or her parent or guardian, the school board and a representative of the agency providing the program shall enter into a written agreement. The agreement shall specify that the child is excused from regular school attendance while he or she is enrolled in the program and making progress toward completion of the program, or successfully completes the program. If the agency providing the program determines that the child is not making progress toward completion of the program, the agency shall notify the child and his or her parent or guardian that the agreement may be suspended within 30 days. If the agency suspends the agreement, the agency shall notify the child, his or her parent or guardian and the school board. 118.15(1)(cm)3. 3. If the program that the child wishes to attend is provided by a technical college district, the technical college district board shall admit the child. 118.15(1)(cm)4. 4. A child attending a program under this paragraph shall not be included in membership, as defined in s. 121.004 (5) . 118.15(1)(cm)5. 5. The state superintendent shall grant a high school equivalency diploma to a child under this paragraph who completes the general educational development test with a passing score, as determined by the state superintendent, and completes the additional requirements determined by the state superintendent under s. 115.29 (4) . 118.15(1)(d) (d) Any child’s parent or guardian, or the child if the parent or guardian is notified, may request the school board, in writing, to provide the child with program or curriculum modifications, including but not limited to: 118.15(1)(d)1. 1. Modifications within the child’s current academic program. 118.15(1)(d)2. 2. A school work training or work study program. 118.15(1)(d)3. 3. Enrollment in any alternative public school or program located in the school district in which the child resides. 118.15(1)(d)4. 4. Enrollment in any nonsectarian private school or program, or tribal school, located in the school district in which the child resides, which complies with the requirements of 42 USC 2000d . Enrollment of a child under this subdivision shall be pursuant to a contractual agreement under s. 121.78 (5) that provides for the payment of the child’s tuition by the school district. 118.15(1)(d)5. 5. Homebound study, including nonsectarian correspondence courses or other courses of study approved by the school board or nonsectarian tutoring provided by the school in which the child is enrolled. 118.15(1)(d)6. 6. Enrollment in any public educational program located outside the school district in which the child resides. Enrollment of a child under this subdivision may be pursuant to a contractual agreement between school districts. 118.15(1)(dm) (dm) The school board shall render its decision, in writing, within 90 days of a request under par. (d) , except that if the request relates to a child who has been evaluated by an individualized education program team under s.