Compulsory Schooling : The Legal Issue / John Splaine.

An examination of the school laws in the 50 states reveals that 47 have penalties that can result in forced incarceration for young people who do not attend school. In a five-year period, 341 young persons were committed to Maryland juvenile institutions for the crime of truancy. During the same tim...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Splaine, John
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1975.
Subjects:	Attendance. Delinquency. Elementary Secondary Education. School Attendance Legislation. School Law. Schools. Truancy. Reports, Research.
Genre:	Reports, Research.
Physical Description:	9 pages
Format:	Microfilm Book

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