Compulsory Attendance Can Be Fatal.

Piatt, James G.

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Publication Date: 1974

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Compulsory Attendance Can Be Fatal

Piatt, James G.

NASSP Bulletin, 58, 379, 1-5, Feb 74

Citing the problems in California high schools since the passage of a stringent compulsory attendance law, the author presses his thesis that students over the age of 16 should not be forced to attend school. (Editor)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Behavior Patterns, Compulsory Education, School Attendance Legislation, School Holding Power, Student Behavior

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