The parent or guardian of any child resident in this state who has attained the age of seven (7) years at the time of the commencement of school in his district, but not the age of sixteen (16) years, shall cause the child to be instructed in subjects commonly and usually taught in the public schools of the state of Idaho. To accomplish this, a parent or guardian shall either cause the child to be privately instructed by, or at the direction of, his parent or guardian; or enrolled in a public school or public charter school, including an on-line or virtual charter school or private or parochial school during a period in each year equal to that in which the public schools are in session; there to conform to the attendance policies and regulations established by the board of trustees, or other governing body, operating the school attended.
Idaho Code § 33-202
School attendance compulsory
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Peterson v. Minidoka County School District No. 331 (1997)
Most recently applied in Frank Peterson Priscilla Peterson, Husband and Wife v. Minidoka County School District No. 331, a Body Corporate and Politic of the State of Idaho, Frank Peterson Priscilla Peterson, Husband and Wife v. Minidoka County School District No. 331, a Body Corporate and Politic of the State of Idaho (July 1997)
1963, ch. 13, § 25, p. 27; am. 1992, ch. 243, § 1, p. 721; am. 2009, ch. 103, § 2, p. 316.
Current official text: Idaho Statutes (Idaho Legislature). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Idaho statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.