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STUDENT
that a student of compulsory school age has withdrawn and is not
enrolled in and attending a program leading to a high school diploma.
After receiving the notice, the registrar of motor vehicles is required to
suspend or deny application for a temporary instructor’s permit or
driver’s license. Permissive authority is provided for superintendents to
notify in the case of habitual absenteeism and expulsion or suspension
for use or possession of drugs and alcohol. However, the notice is
mandatory if the student is suspended, expelled, removed, or
permanently excluded for misconduct involving a firearm, knife or other
weapon. That notice must be made within two weeks after the
suspension, removal, expulsion, or permanent exclusion is issued.
WORK PERMITS
The superintendent of a city, exempted village, local, or joint vocational
school district may issue an age and schooling permit (often referred to
as a “work permit”).
Until July 1, 2016, the superintendent may issue the certificate under the
following conditions, which specify that the child:
1)Is not addicted to any habit that would detract from the child’s
“reliability or effectiveness;
2)Is able to read, write, and perform fundamental mathematical
operations (if a resident of the district for the last two years;
3)“Diligently attended” the previous school district and the current
school district since enrolling (if a resident less than two years);
4)Has enrolled in the district since the beginning of the last school
term and “instruction adapted to the child’s needs is not
provided or available in the district;” or
5)Must provide for the child’s own support or for support for parents
or siblings but such support cannot be rendered outside of
regular school hours. (This final condition cannot be given
without the written consent by the juvenile judge and by the
department of job and family services.
In addition, the following documents are also required: a pledge of the
employer; evidence of a physical examination showing that the child is fit
for the proposed employment; and documentation of the age of the child.
A child who receives an age and schooling certificate under any of the
above conditions (and until July 1, 2016) must “diligently attend,” in
addition to part-time classes, evening classes that may be available to
the child for “literacy, citizenship, or vocational preparation.” If classes
are not available, the child will complete reading and study assigned by
the superintendent and report monthly to the superintendent.
The certificate is required for the employment of minors in most
occupations with the most notable exceptions being work on a family
farm or any employment by one’s parents.
Beginning July 1, 2016, the superintendent may issue the certificate only
to a child over sixteen years of age if the child and parent provide
acceptable proof and a written agreement that one of the above
conditions is met and that the child is enrolled in a competency-based
instructional program to earn a high school diploma.
The superintendent (or designee) can also revoke the certificate for
noncompliance with legal requirements, the child’s physical condition,
the failure to attend part-time classes (if required), or for other “sufficient
cause.”
All such certificates are to be filed electronically with the Director of the
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