Mandatory Attendance Law According to Georgia Law (20-2-690-1.),
children between the ages of six and 16 must enroll in a private, public, or home school program. Children under age seven are subject to the law after they are enrolled in a Georgia school for 20 days or more. The school district is charged with responsibility for enforcing the Mandatory Attendance Law. The School Social Worker (listed as visiting teacher in the law) must investigate, monitor, and follow-up with student attendance problems. While the school social worker may be required to file charges in State Court or Juvenile Court for chronic attendance problems, we are primarily dedicated to working with the family to improve student attendance. Students may be temporarily excused from school in keeping with MCSD Board Policy. [see MCSD Board Policies JB, JBA, JBC, and JBCD]. These provisions also apply to students assigned to attend an alternative public school program established by the Board.
GA Compulsory Attendance Law:https://muscogee.k12.ga.us/c/Divisions/StudentServices/SchoolSocialWorkServices/CompulsoryAttendanceLaw MCSD Student Handbook and Code of Code for 2023-2024: https://online.flipbuilder.com/StudentServices/ukhc/MCSD Student Attendance Protocol: https://muscogee.k12.ga.us/c/Divisions/StudentServices/SchoolSocialWorkServices/StudentAttendanceProtocol 
