Title 15 — Education

When July 4, Veterans' Day, December 25 or Thanksgiving Day occurs within the school week, the schools shall be closed and the compensation of the teachers shall not be diminished on that account. School district governing boards may declare a recess during the Christmas holiday …

A. Every child between the ages of six and sixteen years shall attend a school and shall be provided instruction in at least the subjects of reading, grammar, mathematics, social studies and science. The person who has custody of the child shall choose a public, private or charte…

A. Notwithstanding any other law, a child who resides within the attendance area of a public school and who is homeschooled shall be allowed to try out for interscholastic activities on behalf of the public school in the same manner as a pupil who is enrolled in that public schoo…

A. It is unlawful for any child who is between six and sixteen years of age to fail to attend school during the hours school is in session, unless either: 1. The child is excused pursuant to section 15-802, subsection D or section 15-901, subsection A, paragraph 5, subdivision (c…

A. The governing board of a school district may appoint an attendance officer for the school district. The salary of the attendance officer shall be fixed by the governing board and paid from the funds of the school district. B. If in the opinion of the governing boards of two or…

A. The attendance officer may enforce the law relating to: 1. School attendance of children between the ages of six and sixteen years. 2. The provisions of section 15-802, subsection E, and section 15-803. 3. Employment of children between the ages of six and sixteen years. B. Th…

A. The governing board of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall adopt a policy governing the excuse of pupils for religious purposes. The policy may permit a pupil to be excused from school attendance for religious purposes, including participat…

A. If a pupil in a kindergarten program or in any of grades one through eight is absent from school without excuse as provided in this article or without notice to the school in which the pupil is enrolled of authorization of the absence by the parent or other person who has cust…

A. Arizona online instruction shall be instituted to meet the needs of pupils in the information age. The state board of education shall select district public schools and state-approved charter authorizers shall sponsor charter schools to be online course providers or online sch…

1. Assigns a specific date and time to administer the assessment to participating students in a virtual setting, except as provided in subsection B of this section. 2. Administers the assessment in a synchronous session that is initiated and managed by personnel who are designate…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Nonresident pupil" means a pupil who resides in this state and who is enrolled in or is seeking enrollment in a school district other than the school district in which the pupil resides. 2. "Open enrollment" means a poli…

A. School district governing boards shall establish policies and shall implement an open enrollment policy without charging tuition. Tuition may be charged to nonresident pupils only if the tuition is authorized under section 15-764, subsection C, section 15-797, subsection C, se…

A school district and its employees are immune from civil liability for decisions that concern the acceptance or rejection of a nonresident pupil for enrollment and that are based on a good faith application of the requirements of this article and the standards adopted pursuant t…

A. Unless otherwise provided by article 1.1 of this chapter or by any other law, all schools shall admit children who are between the ages of six and twenty-one years, who reside in the school district and who meet the requirements for enrollment in one of the grades or programs …

B. The governing board shall admit children of nonresident teaching and research faculty of community college districts and state universities and children of nonresident graduate or undergraduate students of community college districts and state universities whose parent's prese…

A. Notwithstanding any other law, a pupil complies with the residency requirements for school attendance in a local education agency if the parent of the pupil is transferred to or is pending transfer to a military installation within this state while on active military duty purs…

A. The governing board of a school district shall admit pupils from another school district or area as follows: 1. On the presentation of a certificate of educational convenience issued by the county school superintendent pursuant to section 15-825. 2. For three hundred fifty or …

1. The school enrollment of a pupil who is precluded from attending a school in this state and who must attend school in another state, when certified to the county school superintendent by the official in charge of the school attended, is deemed for the purpose of determining st…

A. A school district is eligible to receive payment from state school monies for excess tuition if the following conditions are met: 1. The county school superintendent issues a certificate of educational convenience pursuant to section 15-825, subsection A for one or more pupils…

A. If the annual number of certificates of educational convenience or students attending through open enrollment into any adjacent school district from a single unorganized territory exceeds one hundred fifty, the superintendent of public instruction shall notify the county schoo…

The county school superintendent, with the consent of the board of supervisors, may allow on his warrant an amount not to exceed ten dollars per school month per pupil toward the education of children of compulsory school age living at such a distance or inaccessible place that c…

A. A pupil who enters a school shall present to the principal of the school a properly executed withdrawal form if such pupil previously attended another school in this state. B. The withdrawal form prescribed by subsection A shall be prepared and distributed by the office of the…

A. On enrollment of a pupil for the first time in a particular school district or private school offering instruction to pupils in any kindergarten programs or grades one through twelve, that school or school district shall notify the person enrolling the pupil in writing that wi…

A. When a child is reported missing by a parent or guardian, the law enforcement agency receiving the report shall notify as soon as is appropriate the school the child was attending, if any, or the county school superintendent if the child was being instructed at home. The notif…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Expulsion" means the permanent withdrawal of the privilege of attending a school unless the governing board reinstates the privilege of attending the school. 2. "Suspension" means the temporary withdrawal of the privileg…

A. Pupils shall comply with the rules, pursue the required course of study and submit to the authority of the teachers, the administrators and the governing board. A teacher may send a pupil to the principal's office in order to maintain effective discipline in the classroom. If …

A. Except as provided in section 15-843, subsection K, a pupil who cuts, defaces or otherwise injures any school property may be suspended or expelled. B. On complaint of the governing board, the parents or guardians of minors who have injured school property are liable for all d…

A. An action concerning discipline, suspension or expulsion of a pupil is not subject to title 38, chapter 3, article 3.1, except that the governing board of a school district shall post regular notice and shall take minutes of any hearing held by the governing board concerning t…

Notwithstanding sections 15-841 and 15-842, the suspension or expulsion of children with disabilities, as defined in section 15-761, shall be in accordance with the individuals with disabilities education act (20 United States Code sections 1410 through 1485) and federal regulati…

A. The superintendent of public instruction shall: 1. Prepare and distribute all necessary forms for application by any school district for state authorization for a school district year-round school year operation program. 2. Prepare and distribute all necessary budget or report…

A. Any school district which is qualified may operate on a four quarter, three semester or other year-round school year operation basis in cooperation with and under the supervision of the superintendent of public instruction. B. Any school district which operates some but not al…

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Documentary proof" means written evidence that a pupil has been immunized or has laboratory evidence of immunity that conforms with the standards promulgated pursuant to section 15-872. 2. "Dose" means the number in a se…

A. The director of the department of health services, in consultation with the superintendent of public instruction, shall develop by rule standards for documentary proof. B. A pupil shall not be allowed to attend school without submitting documentary proof to the school administ…

A. Documentary proof is not required for a pupil to be admitted to school if one of the following occurs: 1. The parent or guardian of the pupil submits a signed statement to the school administrator stating that the parent or guardian has received information about immunizations…

A. Each pupil's immunizations shall be recorded on the school immunization record. The school immunization record shall be a standardized form developed by the department of health services in conjunction with the department of education and provided by the department of health s…

A. Each school district shall make extended school year services available to all pupils with disabilities for whom such services are necessary. Extended school year services are necessary if either of the following applies: 1. The benefits that the pupil gained during the regula…