Previous Issue Current Issue Next Issue About Search Archives Advertising VOLUME XVI, NUMBER 4 - disclaimer - JULY / AUGUST 2000   C  O  N  T  E  N  T  S   Cover Story Average Families with Outstanding Courage Special Features Home Schoolers Making Headlines HSLDA Debate Tournament: Final Round National Center Reports HSLDA Testifies on NAEP Reform IRS Fines Families for Refusing SSNs In Our Prayers: The Passing of Sen. Coverdell Across the States State by State Regular Features In the Trenches Active Cases Pending Cases Staff News Prayer and Praise Presidents Page F. Y. I. The Widows Curriculum Scholarship Fund H  O  M  E     S  C  H  O  O  L  I  N  G     N  E  W  S     F  R  O  M AL · CA · CO · CT · DC · GA · HI · IL · IN · MD · MS · MT · NC · NJ · NV · NY · OH · OR · SC · TN · VA · WI · WV · WY Connecticut Compulsory Attendance Age Raised On May 26, 2000, Governor John Rowland signed into law House Bill 5276, raising the compulsory attendance age from 16 to 18 years of age unless the child has graduated from high school. A parent may consent to a 16 or 17 year old’s withdrawal from school by personally signing a withdrawal form at the school district office. Students receiving home instruction in Connecticut are considered “elsewhere receiving equivalent instruction in the studies taught in the public schools.” Nevertheless, parents wishing to take advantage of the withdrawal option when their child reaches age 16 or 17 may complete the withdrawal form and avoid further compulsory attendance requirements. Designated Public Act No. 00-157, the new law does not go into effect until July 1, 2001. — Dewitt T. Black

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