Title 16, Title 16: Education

§ 1075. Legal residence defined; responsibility and payment of education of student (a) For the purpose of this title, except as otherwise set forth, the legal residence or residence of a student shall be as follows: (1) In the case of a minor, legal residence is where his or her…

§ 1076. Penalties (a) A superintendent or truant officer who fails to perform the duties imposed on him or her by this chapter shall be fined not more than $100.00. (b) A teacher who violates a provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than $25.00 nor less than $5.00. (Am…

§ 1093. Nonresident students A school board may receive into the schools under its charge nonresident students under such terms and restrictions as it deems best, and money received for the instruction of the students shall be paid into the school fund of the district. (Amended 2…

§ 1121. Attendance by children of school age required A person having the control of a child between the ages of six and 16 years shall cause the child to attend a public school, an approved or recognized independent school, an approved education program, or a home study program …

§ 1122. Students over 16 A person having the control of a child over 16 years of age who allows the child to become enrolled in a public school shall cause the child to attend the school continually for the full number of the school days of the term in which he or she is enrolled…

§ 1123. Attendance may be excused (a) The superintendent of a public school may excuse, in writing, any student from attending the school for a definite time, but for not more than ten consecutive school days and only for emergencies or for absence from town. (b) The superintende…

§ 1125. Truant officers (a) A school board shall annually appoint one or more truant officers and record their appointments with the clerk of the school district on or before July 3. State police, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables, and police officers shall be truant officers…

§ 1126. Failure to attend; notice When a student between the ages of six and 16 years, who is not excused or exempted from school attendance, fails to enter school at the beginning of the academic year or, being enrolled, fails to attend the school, and when a student who is at l…

§ 1127. Notice and complaint by truant officer; penalty (a) The truant officer, upon receiving the notice provided in section 1126 of this title, shall inquire into the cause of the nonattendance of the child. If he or she finds that the child is absent without cause, the truant …

§ 1128. Legal pupil taken to school; nonresident child living in district (a) A superintendent may and the truant officer shall stop a child between the ages of six and 16 years or a child 16 years of age or over and enrolled in public school, wherever found during school hours, …

§ 1129. Jurisdiction of nonresidents The superintendent of a school in which a nonresident pupil is enrolled and a truant officer having jurisdiction of the pupils in such school shall have the same authority and jurisdiction over such nonresident pupil and the person having the …

§ 1161a. Discipline (a) Each public and each approved independent school shall adopt and implement a comprehensive plan for responding to student misbehavior. To the extent appropriate, the plan shall promote the positive development of youths. The plan shall include: (1) The sch…

§ 1162. Suspension or expulsion of students (a) A superintendent or principal may, pursuant to policies adopted by the school board that are consistent with State Board rules, suspend a student for up to 10 school days or, with the approval of the board of the school district, ex…

§ 1163. Transfer of suspension or expulsion to other schools (a) If a student transfers from one Vermont public or independent school to another, then upon application by the student and after a review of whether the school can provide the student with appropriate services, the n…

§ 1165. Alcohol and drug abuse (a) The State Board, in consultation with local school boards, the alcohol and drug division, the law enforcement authorities, and the juvenile court system shall formulate a general policy for the education, discipline, and referral for rehabilitat…

§ 1166. Possession of a firearm at school (a) In this section, the terms “to school” and “firearm” shall have the same meaning that the terms have in 18 U.S.C. § 921. The school board may expand the definitions, however, provided they remain consistent with federal law. (b) Each …

§ 1167. School resource officer; memorandum of understanding (a) Neither the State Board nor the Agency shall regulate the use of restraint and seclusion on school property by a school resource officer certified pursuant to 20 V.S.A. § 2358. (b) School boards and law enforcement …