1200 - Enumeration of Children

Community Relations 

1200 – Enumeration of Children 

The Board of Education (Board) shall annually determine by age the number of children of compulsory school age who reside within the jurisdiction of the local school district as of January first of each year. The compulsory school age range is five through eighteen with an option for delayed entry to school at age six or seven and withdrawal from school permissible at age seventeen with parental consent. 

Annually, but not later than June fifteenth, the Superintendent of Schools shall file with the Commissioner of Education, on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Education, showing the number of children of compulsory school age residing within the jurisdiction of the Windsor Locks Public Schools. 

The Superintendent of Schools shall call upon such other public and non-public agencies or sources as deemed necessary to provide information as may be required to complete such enumeration of children. 

If any child of compulsory school age is not attending school, the Superintendent of Schools shall make a reasonable effort to ascertain the reason for such nonattendance. If such a child is employed at labor, the Superintendent shall make a reasonable effort to ascertain the name and address of such child’s employer or the establishment where such child is employed. 

Every reasonable effort shall be made thereafter to have any such child enrolled in a program of instruction as delineated by Sections 10-184 and 10-185 of the Connecticut General Statutes. 

Legal References: 

Connecticut General Statutes 

10-249 Enumeration of children of compulsory school age in school districts and by state departments having jurisdiction over such children 

10-250 Report showing number of children 

10-251 Penalty for refusing to give age of child 

10-184 Duties of parents. School attendance age requirements 

Policy Adopted: May 1982 

Revised: June 2019