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NE Code § 79-205 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-205 - Compulsory attendance; record of attendance; annual attendance reports; made where.

79-205.  Compulsory attendance; record of attendance; annual attendance reports; made where.Each teacher in the public, private, denominational, and parochial schools of this state shall keep a record showing (1) the name, age, and address of each child enrolled, (2) the number and county of the school district in which the school is located, (3) the number of days each pupil was present and the number of days absent, and (4) the cause of absence. On the third day on which the public, private, denominational, and parochial schools are in session at the beginning of each school year, each teacher shall send to the superintendent or administrator of the school a list of the pupils enrolled in his or her school with the age, grade, and address of each.Source   Laws 1901, c. 70, § 1, p. 454;   Laws 1903, c. 95, § 1, p. 549;   Laws 1905, c. 140, § 1, p. 575;   Laws 1907, c. 131, § 1, p. 430;   R.S.1913, § 6924;   Laws 1919, c. 155, § 1, p. 346;   Laws 1921, c. 53, § 1(f), p. 228;   C.S.1922, § 6508d;   C.S.1929, § 79-1904;   R.S.1943, § 79-1911;   Laws 1949, c. 256, § 13, p. 694;   Laws 1971, LB 210, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-207;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 9;  Laws 1999, LB 272, § 25.  Annotations The state, having a high responsibility for the education of its citizens, has the power to impose reasonable regulations for the control and duration of basic education. Parents have a right to send their children to private schools but do not have the right to be completely unfettered by reasonable government regulations as to the quality of the education furnished and the maintenance of minimum standards. State ex rel. Douglas v. Faith Baptist Church of Louisville, 207 Neb. 802, 301 N.W.2d 571 (1981).
NE Code § 79-206 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-206 - Compulsory attendance; nonattendance lists; transmission to enforcement officers.

79-206.  Compulsory attendance; nonattendance lists; transmission to enforcement officers.Each superintendent or administrator of a school district, upon the receipt of the list specified in section 79-205, shall (1) compare the names of the children enrolled with the last census report on file in his or her office from such district, (2) prepare a list of all children resident in such district under his or her jurisdiction who are not attending school as provided in section 79-201, and (3) transmit the list to the officer or officers in such district whose duty it is to enforce the provisions of such section.Source   Laws 1901, c. 70, § 1, p. 454;   Laws 1903, c. 95, § 1, p. 549;   Laws 1905, c. 140, § 1, p. 575;   Laws 1907, c. 131, § 1, p. 430;   R.S.1913, § 6924;   Laws 1919, c. 155, § 1, p. 346;   Laws 1921, c. 53, § 1(f), p. 228;   C.S.1922, § 6508d;   C.S.1929, § 79-1904;   R.S.1943, § 79-1911;   Laws 1949, c. 256, § 14, p. 694;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-208;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 10;  Laws 1999, LB 272, § 26.
NE Code § 79-207 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-207 - Compulsory attendance; entry or withdrawal of student; teachers' attendance reports.

79-207.  Compulsory attendance; entry or withdrawal of student; teachers' attendance reports.Whenever any child enters or withdraws from any school after the third day in which school is in session, the teacher shall transmit at once the name of such child to the superintendent as specified in section 79-206 and the superintendent shall use such information in whatever way he or she deems necessary for the purpose of enforcing section 79-201. At the end of each week each teacher shall report all absences and the cause of absence to the proper superintendent. At the close of each period each teacher shall transmit to the superintendent a report showing (1) the name, age, and address of each child enrolled, (2) the number of half days each child was absent, (3) the number enrolled and the number attending on the last day of the period, and (4) the average daily attendance for the period. The provisions of this section requiring reports from each teacher shall not apply to individual teachers in schools employing more than one teacher but shall in such case apply to the head teacher, principal, or superintendent who shall obtain the required information from the teachers under his or her supervision or control. All reports and lists required in this section shall be upon blanks prescribed by the State Department of Education.Source   Laws 1921, c. 53, § 1(g), p. 229;   C.S.1922, § 6508e;   C.S.1929, § 79-1905;   R.S.1943, § 79-1912;   Laws 1949, c. 256, § 15, p. 695;   Laws 1959, c. 382, § 1, p. 1324;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-209;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 11.
NE Code § 79-208 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-208 - Compulsory attendance; attendance officers; powers and duties; compensation.

79-208.  Compulsory attendance; attendance officers; powers and duties; compensation.School boards shall appoint one or more attendance officers who shall be vested with police powers and shall enforce the provisions of section 79-201 in the school districts for which they act. Attendance officers shall be compensated for their services in such sums as are determined by the school board, to be paid out of the general school fund of the district.Source   Laws 1901, c. 70, § 2, p. 456;   Laws 1903, c. 95, § 2, p. 552;   Laws 1905, c. 141, § 1, p. 578;   Laws 1909, c. 130, § 1, p. 474;   R.S.1913, § 6925;   Laws 1919, c. 155, § 9, p. 350;   Laws 1921, c. 53, § 2, p. 231;   C.S.1922, § 6509;   C.S.1929, § 79-1914;   R.S.1943, § 79-1921;   Laws 1949, c. 256, § 16, p. 695;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-210;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 12;  Laws 1999, LB 272, § 27.  Cross References  For provisions for attendance officers reporting illegal employment to Department of Labor and county attorneys, see section 48-312.
NE Code § 79-210 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-210 - Violations; penalty.

79-210.  Violations; penalty.Any person violating the provisions of sections 79-201 to 79-209 shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1951, c. 276, § 1, p. 928;   Laws 1977, LB 39, § 247;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-216;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 14.  Annotations  The fact that conduct is subject to the criminal penalties under these sections does not proscribe granting of injunctive relief. State ex rel. Douglas v. Bigelow, 214 Neb. 464, 334 N.W.2d 444 (1983). The provision for penal sanctions in the event of violations of the various statutory provisions relating to compulsory education and operation of private, denominational, and parochial schools does not foreclose the possibility of injunctive relief. State ex rel. Douglas v. Faith Baptist Church of Louisville, 207 Neb. 802, 301 N.W.2d 571 (1981). Subdivision (3)(a) of section 43-247 establishes the juvenile court's jurisdiction over a minor child, while section 79-201 and this section make the minor child's parents or legal guardians culpable for the child's truancy. The county attorney is free to decide whether to proceed utilizing the juvenile code or the compulsory education laws. In re Interest of Laticia S., 21 Neb. App. 921, 844 N.W.2d 841 (2014).
NE Code § 79-211 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-211 - Minimum school term.

79-211.  Minimum school term.The school term shall not be less than (1) one thousand thirty-two instructional hours for elementary grades and (2) one thousand eighty instructional hours for high school grades in any public school district or private, denominational, or parochial school. If any district which receives twenty percent or more of its total receipts for general fund purposes from federal sources fails to actually receive receipts anticipated at the time of the adoption of the school budget from taxes, state funds, federal funds, tuition, or other sources, the school board or board of education of such district may, at any time during the school year, elect to close all or part of its schools.Source  Laws 1996, LB 900, § 15.
NE Code § 79-212 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-212 - Kindergarten program; minimum hours.

79-212.  Kindergarten program; minimum hours.The school board or board of education of any school district offering a kindergarten program shall provide a program of at least four hundred clock hours each school year.Source   Laws 1967, c. 520, § 1, p. 1742;   Laws 1977, LB 430, § 1;   Laws 1978, LB 596, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1981), § 79-549;   Laws 1985, LB 633, § 4;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-201.10;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 16.  Cross References  Kindergarten, program required, when, see section 79-728.
NE Code § 79-213 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-213 - School; failure to maintain; loss of state funds; exceptions.

79-213.  School; failure to maintain; loss of state funds; exceptions.No school district shall receive any portion of state funds pursuant to the Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act unless school has been actually taught in the district by a legally certificated teacher for the length of time required by law or unless the pupils residing in the district have attended school in another district for the length of time required by law. At the discretion of the State Board of Education, the closing of a school shall not prevent a district from being accredited or receiving its proper share of state funds when epidemic sickness or severe storm conditions prevail to such an extent that the school board in any district deems it advisable to close any or all schools within the district or when the destruction of the schoolhouse makes it impossible to continue the school. Such sickness, storm conditions, or destruction of the schoolhouse shall be sworn to by the secretary of the school board and the oath filed with the State Board of Education if the school board of the school district is proposing to offer fewer hours than required by law.Source   Laws 1881, c. 78, subdivision II, § 14, p. 341;   Laws 1883, c. 72, § 3, p. 290;   Laws 1889, c. 78, § 7, p. 544;   Laws 1903, c. 85, § 2, p. 535;   Laws 1913, c. 57, § 1, p. 168;   R.S.1913, § 6745;   Laws 1915, c. 116, § 1, p. 266;   C.S.1922, § 6286;   Laws 1927, c. 87, § 1, p. 255;   C.S.1929, § 79-218;   Laws 1933, c. 138, § 1, p. 545;   Laws 1935, c. 168, § 1, p. 619;   Laws 1939, c. 113, § 1, p. 488;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 79-218;   R.S.1943, § 79-224;   Laws 1949, c. 256, § 109, p. 728;   Laws 1971, LB 227, § 1;   Laws 1990, LB 1090, § 8;   Laws 1990, LB 1059, § 37;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-470;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 17;   Laws 1998, Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 7.  Cross References  Tax Equity and Educational Opportunities Support Act, see section 79-1001.
NE Code § 79-216 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-216 - Children of members in military service; children of parents employed by federal government and living on property of national parks; residency.

79-216.  Children of members in military service; children of parents employed by federal government and living on property of national parks; residency.In all cases when any person is on active duty as a member of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Air Force in the State of Nebraska and is residing on federally owned property, any child of school age of such active duty member who also resides on such property shall be considered a resident of the school district where such property is located and may be admitted pursuant to subsection (1) of section 79-215.This section also applies to children of parents employed by the federal government and residing with their parents on the property of national parks or national monuments within this state.Source   Laws 1937, c. 185, § 1, p. 742;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 79-521;   R.S.1943, § 79-518;   Laws 1949, c. 256, § 85, p. 721;   Laws 1959, c. 390, § 1, p. 1345;   Laws 1967, c. 533, § 1, p. 1767;   Laws 1971, LB 292, § 9;   Laws 1993, LB 839, § 4;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-446;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 20;  Laws 2019, LB115, § 2.  Annotations Military personnel living off and on air base are part of population of county. Ludwig v. Board of County Commissioners of Sarpy County, 170 Neb. 600, 103 N.W.2d 838 (1960).
NE Code § 79-217 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-217 - School board and governing authority; student; immunization against certain contagious diseases; exception.

79-217.  School board and governing authority; student; immunization against certain contagious diseases; exception.(1) Except as provided in sections 79-221 and 79-222, the school board or board of education of each school district and the governing authority of each private, denominational, or parochial school in this state shall require each student to be protected against measles, mumps, rubella, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus by immunization prior to enrollment. Any student who does not comply with this section shall not be permitted to continue in school until he or she so complies, except as provided by section 79-222. Each school district shall make diligent efforts to inform families prior to the date of school registration of the immunization requirements of this section.(2) Except as provided in sections 79-221 and 79-222, on and after July 1, 2010, every student entering the seventh grade shall have a booster immunization containing diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and an acellular pertussis vaccine which meets the standards approved by the United States Public Health Service for such biological products, as such standards existed on January 1, 2009.(3) Except as provided in the Childhood Vaccine Act, the cost of such immunizations shall be borne by the parent or guardian of each student who is immunized or by the Department of Health and Human Services for those students whose parent or guardian is financially unable to meet such cost.Source   Laws 1973, LB 173, § 1;   Laws 1973, LB 546, § 1;   Laws 1979, LB 59, § 2;   Laws 1992, LB 431, § 8;   Laws 1993, LB 536, § 109;   Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 128;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-444.01;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 21;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 811;  Laws 2005, LB 301, § 63;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 707;  Laws 2009, LB464, § 1. Cross References  Childhood Vaccine Act, see section 71-526.Annotations An unimmunized student's right to attend school on presentation of a properly signed immunization waiver is limited by a school board's authority, under former section 79-4,177(1), to exclude the unimmunized student from school during presence of a disease specified by this section. Maack v. School Dist. of Lincoln, 241 Neb. 847, 491 N.W.2d 341 (1992).
NE Code § 79-218 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-218 - School board and governing authority; immunization clinics; request assistance.

79-218.  School board and governing authority; immunization clinics; request assistance.Any school board or board of education of a school district or the governing authority of a private, denominational, or parochial school in this state may request assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services in establishing immunization clinics. Such assistance shall consist of vaccines, serums, and other supplies, services, and guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services.Source   Laws 1973, LB 173, § 2;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-444.02;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 22;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 812;  Laws 2005, LB 301, § 64;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 708.
NE Code § 79-219 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-219 - Student; immunization status; Department of Health and Human Services; rules and regulations.

79-219.  Student; immunization status; Department of Health and Human Services; rules and regulations.The Department of Health and Human Services shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations relating to the required levels of protection, provisional enrollment under the provisions of section 79-222, the evidence necessary to prove that the required examination or immunization has been received, and the reporting of each student's immunization status. The department may modify, add to, or delete from the list of required immunizations set out in section 79-217. The department shall furnish local school authorities with copies of such rules and regulations and any other material which will assist in the carrying out of sections 79-214 and 79-217 to 79-223.Source   Laws 1979, LB 59, § 3;   Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 129;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-444.03;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 23;   Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 813;   Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 159;  Laws 2005, LB 301, § 65;  Laws 2007, LB296, § 709.
NE Code § 79-220 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-220 - Child; physical examination; visual evaluation; immunization; right of refusal.

79-220.  Child; physical examination; visual evaluation; immunization; right of refusal.At the time the parent or guardian of any child is notified that such child must have a physical examination and a visual evaluation pursuant to section 79-214 or immunizations pursuant to section 79-217, the parent or guardian shall also be notified in writing of (1) his or her right to submit a written statement refusing a physical examination, a visual evaluation, or immunization for his or her child and (2) a telephone number or other contact information to assist the parent or guardian in receiving information regarding free or reduced-cost visual evaluations for low-income families who qualify.Source   Laws 1979, LB 59, § 4;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-444.04;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 24;  Laws 2005, LB 114, § 2.
NE Code § 79-221 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-221 - Immunization; when not required.

79-221.  Immunization; when not required.Immunization shall not be required for a student's enrollment in any school in this state if he or she submits to the admitting official either of the following:(1) A statement signed by a physician, a physician assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse practicing under and in accordance with his or her respective certification act, stating that, in the health care provider's opinion, the immunizations required would be injurious to the health and well-being of the student or any member of the student's family or household; or(2) An affidavit signed by the student or, if he or she is a minor, by a legally authorized representative of the student, stating that the immunization conflicts with the tenets and practice of a recognized religious denomination of which the student is an adherent or member or that immunization conflicts with the personal and sincerely followed religious beliefs of the student.Source   Laws 1993, LB 536, § 110;   Laws 1995, LB 214, § 2;   R.S.Supp.,1995, § 79-444.06;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 25;  Laws 2000, LB 1115, § 88;  Laws 2005, LB 256, § 97.
NE Code § 79-222 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-222 - Immunizations; provisional enrollment; conditions.

79-222.  Immunizations; provisional enrollment; conditions.(1) A student may be provisionally enrolled in a school in Nebraska if he or she meets either of the following qualifications:(a) The student has begun the immunizations required under section 79-217 and is receiving the necessary immunizations as rapidly as is medically feasible; or(b) The student is the child or legal ward of an officer or enlisted person on active duty in any branch of the military services of the United States or of his or her spouse, enrolling in a Nebraska school following residence in another state or in a foreign country.(2) As a condition for the provisional enrollment of a student qualified for such enrollment under subdivision (1)(b) of this section, a parent or adult legal guardian of the student shall provide the school with a signed written statement certifying that the student has completed the course of immunizations required by section 79-217.(3) The provisional enrollment of a student qualified for such enrollment under subdivision (1)(b) of this section shall not continue beyond sixty days from the date of such enrollment. At such time the school shall be provided, with regard to the student, written evidence of compliance with section 79-217. The student shall not be permitted to continue in school until such evidence of compliance is provided.Source   Laws 1993, LB 536, § 111;   Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 130;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-444.07;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 26.
NE Code § 79-223 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-223 - Violations; penalty.

79-223.  Violations; penalty.Any person violating the provisions of section 79-214, 79-217, 79-219, or 79-220 shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.Source   Laws 1979, LB 59, § 5;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-444.05;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 27.
NE Code § 79-232 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-232 - Legislative findings.

79-232.  Legislative findings.The Legislature finds and declares that parents and legal guardians have the primary responsibility of ensuring that their children receive the best education possible. In recognition of this responsibility, the Legislature intends to provide educational options for parents and legal guardians, when deciding what public school or public school district is best for their children, by allowing them to consider the following factors, including, but not limited to:(1) The size of the schools and school districts in the area;(2) The distance children have to travel and the ease and availability of transportation;(3) The course offerings and extracurricular offerings of the schools and school districts in the area;(4) The quantity and quality of the staff at such schools and school districts; and(5) The performance of the school district on any indicators of performance established by the State Department of Education.Source   Laws 1989, LB 183, § 1;   Laws 1994, LB 930, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-3401;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 36;  Laws 2006, LB 1024, § 17.
NE Code § 79-233 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 79 - Schools|79-233 - Terms, defined.

79-233.  Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 79-232 to 79-246:(1) Enrollment option program means the program established in section 79-234;(2) Option school district means the public school district that an option student chooses to attend instead of his or her resident school district;(3) Option student means a student that has chosen to attend an option school district, including an open enrollment option student or a student who resides in a learning community and began attendance as an option student in an option school district in such learning community prior to the end of the first full school year for which the option school district will be a member of such learning community, but, for school years prior to school year 2017-18, not including a student who resides in a learning community and who attends pursuant to section 79-2110 another school district in such learning community;(4) Open enrollment option student means a student who resides in a school district that is a member of a learning community, attended a school building in another school district in such learning community as an open enrollment student pursuant to section 79-2110, and attends such school building as an option student pursuant to section 79-235.01;(5) Resident school district means the public school district in which a student resides or the school district in which the student is admitted as a resident of the school district pursuant to section 79-215; and(6) Siblings means all children residing in the same household on a permanent basis who have the same mother or father or who are stepbrother or stepsister to each other.Source   Laws 1989, LB 183, § 2;   Laws 1990, LB 843, § 3;   Laws 1992, LB 1001, § 36;   R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-3402;   Laws 1996, LB 900, § 37;   Laws 1997, LB 347, § 4;  Laws 2006, LB 1024, § 18;  Laws 2008, LB988, § 3;  Laws 2009, LB62, § 1;  Laws 2009, LB549, § 4;  Laws 2016, LB1067, § 12.