During the dinner there will be a keynote address. Pre-registration will be required in order to confirm meal and seating arrangements. Several will be open for visits at the beginning of the 2000-2001 school year. The Missouri Legislature has passed Senate Bill 944 which amends several portions of the Safe Schools Act including imposing reporting requirements on law enforcement. The final version of the bill will soon be posted on this website.
Every state has compulsory attendance laws.
The statute sets out specific requirements for a home school. A child who is determined by the local superintendent or chief school officer to be mentally or physically incapacitated may be excused for the full time required or any portion thereof. A five to seven year old is excused from attendance if a parent, guardian, or other custodian requests in writing that the student be dropped from the school's rolls. A person in violation of this statute is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor under 167.061 RSMo. Upon conviction and pending any appeals, that person must enroll the child in a public, private, parochial, parish or home school within three public school days.