Arizona § 15-803 School attendance; exemptions; definitions

Arizona Statutes

§ 15-803 — School attendance; exemptions; definitions

Arizona § 15-803

Title 15Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 8SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

Art. 1School Year and Attendance Requirements

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 15-803 (2026).

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A.It is unlawful for any child who is between six and sixteen years of age to fail to attend school during the hours school is in session, unless either:

1.The child is excused pursuant to section 15-802, subsection D or section 15-901, subsection A, paragraph 5, subdivision (c).

2.The child is accompanied by a parent or a person authorized by a parent.

3.The child is provided with instruction in a homeschool.

B.A child who is habitually truant or who has excessive absences may be adjudicated an incorrigible child as defined in section 8-201. Absences may be considered excessive when the number of absent days exceeds ten per cent of the number of required attendance days prescribed in section 15-802, subsection B, paragraph 1.

C.For the purposes of this section:

1."Habitually

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A. It is unlawful for any child who is between six and sixteen years of age to fail to attend school during the hours school is in session, unless either:

1. The child is excused pursuant to section 15-802, subsection D or section 15-901, subsection A, paragraph 5, subdivision (c).

2. The child is accompanied by a parent or a person authorized by a parent.

3. The child is provided with instruction in a homeschool.

B. A child who is habitually truant or who has excessive absences may be adjudicated an incorrigible child as defined in section 8-201. Absences may be considered excessive when the number of absent days exceeds ten per cent of the number of required attendance days prescribed in section 15-802, subsection B, paragraph 1.

C. For the purposes of this section:

1. "Habitually truant" means a truant child who is truant for at least five school days within a school year.

2. "Truant" means an unexcused absence for at least one class period during the day.

3. "Truant child" means a child who is between six and sixteen years of age and who is not in attendance at a public or private school during the hours that school is in session, unless excused as provided by this section.