Chapter 11 – The Instructional Program and School Attendance

Chapter Notes

 Tenth Amendment—places responsibility on each state to provide free public schools.

 State v Haworth case
 Police powers—allows it to exercise rules and regulations to protect the health, safety,
and well-being of all citizens.
 Prince v Massachusetts case
 Compulsory attendance—Every state requires children between 6-18 to attend public,
private, or home school.
 Parens patriae—state has sovereign powers over persons such as minors designed to
protect children from unlawful abuse. 1852-1918.
 Parents face criminal charges if failing to comply with attendance.
 Wisconsin v Yoder—attendance case
 Parents who fail to comply with state statutes regarding home schooling may be brought
trial for failure to comply. New Jersey v Massa—academic equivalence.
 Charter schools—establishes the ground rules regarding operations of the school.
 Charter schools are funded by local, state, and federal tax dollars based on school
attendance.
 Charter school program (CSP) funds are used by state educational agencies to award
subgrants to eligible applicants to allow them to plan and implement charter schools
within the state.
 The use of abandoned school buildings or use of unused space is popular for charter
schools.
 Charter schools have limited access to local school district tax and bond revenues
regarding school facilities.