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(1) Any person who shall without good cause neglect or refuse to send his or her children or any children under his or her care who are of appropriate age to school shall be deemed in violation of this section.

(2) Anyone who has not attained the age of 16 years and who has not graduated from the twelfth grade is required to attend school.

(3) Anyone who has a mental or physical disability may not be subject to subsection (2) of this section, but for all such mental or physical disabilities a written verification of the fact of the disability must be obtained from a licensed medical doctor, psychiatrist, or recognized hospital or institute and recorded in the school or district where the person lives.

(4) Any person who violates any provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation and the child of the person shall be subject to return to school and may be directed to attend a boarding school at the discretion of the court if prior approval of such remedy is obtained from the citizens business council. [Ord. 12-15-2021A § 5.8, 2021.]