15(1)Except as provided in section 16 and subject to subsection (2), a child is required to attend school in the school in which the child is placed by the superintendent concerned under section 11
(a)
beginning on the first school day of a given school year if, on or before the thirty-first day of December of that school year, the child will have attained the age of five years, and
(b)
until the child graduates from high school or attains the age of eighteen years.
15(2)The parent of a child referred to in paragraph (1)(a) may defer the attendance of their child until the first school day of the next school year if the child has not attained the age of five years on or before the first day of September of a given school year.
15(3)Repealed: 2021, c.10, s.1
15(4)The principal of a school or such other person as may be designated by the superintendent concerned shall, subject to any policies or directives of the District Education Council concerned, examine every case of non-compliance with subsection (1) in the school.
15(5)When the examination warrants it, the principal or such other person as may be designated by the superintendent concerned shall, by way of a written notice,
(a)
notify the superintendent of the case, and
(b)
notify the parent of the child of the case and the consequences of non-compliance.
15(6)On receipt of the notice referred to in paragraph (5)(b), unless the child is excused from attendance as provided by this Act or the regulations, the parent of the child shall immediately cause the child to attend school.
15(7)A parent who violates or fails to comply with subsection (6) commits an offence punishable under Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act as a category C offence.
15(8)Subsection (7) does not apply if the child concerned has attained the age of sixteen years.
15(1)Except as provided in section 16 and subject to subsection (2), a child is required to attend school in the school in which the child is placed by the superintendent concerned under section 11
(a)
beginning on the first school day of a given school year if, on or before the thirty-first day of December of that school year, the child will have attained the age of five years, and
(b)
until the child graduates from high school or attains the age of eighteen years.
15(2)The parent of a child referred to in paragraph (1)(a) may defer the attendance of his or her child until the first school day of the next school year if the child has not attained the age of five years on or before the first day of September of a given school year.
15(3)For the purposes of this Act, the reference in paragraph (1)(b) to eighteen years shall, until July 1, 1999, be read as a reference to sixteen years.
15(4)The principal of a school or such other person as may be designated by the superintendent concerned shall, subject to any policies or directives of the District Education Council concerned, examine every case of non-compliance with subsection (1) in the school.
15(5)When the examination warrants it, the principal or such other person as may be designated by the superintendent concerned shall, by way of a written notice,
(a)
notify the superintendent of the case, and
(b)
notify the parent of the child of the case and the consequences of non-compliance.
15(6)On receipt of the notice referred to in paragraph (5)(b), unless the child is excused from attendance as provided by this Act or the regulations, the parent of the child shall immediately cause the child to attend school.
15(7)A parent who violates or fails to comply with subsection (6) commits an offence punishable under Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act as a category C offence.
15(8)Subsection (7) does not apply if the child concerned has attained the age of sixteen years.
15(1)Except as provided in section 16 and subject to subsection (2), a child is required to attend school in the school in which the child is placed by the superintendent concerned under section 11
(a)
beginning on the first school day of a given school year if, on or before the thirty-first day of December of that school year, the child will have attained the age of five years, and
(b)
until the child graduates from high school or attains the age of eighteen years.
15(2)The parent of a child referred to in paragraph (1)(a) may defer the attendance of his or her child until the first school day of the next school year if the child has not attained the age of five years on or before the first day of September of a given school year.
15(3)For the purposes of this Act, the reference in paragraph (1)(b) to eighteen years shall, until July 1, 1999, be read as a reference to sixteen years.
15(4)The principal of a school or such other person as may be designated by the superintendent concerned shall, subject to any policies or directives of the District Education Council concerned, examine every case of non-compliance with subsection (1) in the school.
15(5)When the examination warrants it, the principal or such other person as may be designated by the superintendent concerned shall, by way of a written notice,
(a)
notify the superintendent of the case, and
(b)
notify the parent of the child of the case and the consequences of non-compliance.
15(6)On receipt of the notice referred to in paragraph (5)(b), unless the child is excused from attendance as provided by this Act or the regulations, the parent of the child shall immediately cause the child to attend school.
15(7)A parent who violates or fails to comply with subsection (6) commits an offence punishable under Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act as a category C offence.
15(8)Subsection (7) does not apply if the child concerned has attained the age of sixteen years.