age to drop out of school in alabama
By The Associated Press. on May 18, 2009 at 2:51 PM, updated May 18, 2009 at 2:53 PM. MONTGOMERY -- Alabama Gov. Bob Riley has signed a new law raising the minimum age to drop out of high school in the state from 16 to 17. You also asked if any states require students to have permission to drop out of school before graduating from high school. According to information provided by the Education Commission of the States (ECS), as of March 2000, 22 states and the District of Columbia have mandatory school ages higher than age 16. You also asked if any states require students to have permission to drop out of school before graduating from high school. SUMMARY. According to information provided by the Education Commission of the States (ECS), as of March 2000, 22 states and the District of Columbia have mandatory school ages higher than age 16. No. Some states allow students to drop out of school after the age 17, but parental consent is still needed. 1 person found this useful. The states also commonly allow students to leave before graduation to enter work-study and or other alternative education programs. Seven of the states (Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Mexico, and Oklahoma) allow students to drop out of school before age 17 or 18 with their parents' consent. 1/21/2014. States have been examining their compulsory school age limits as a dropout prevention strategy, in conjunction with polices that enforce attendance requirements and require students to be informed of the economic consequences and high school diploma options if they do drop out. Sometimes with acceptance i…nto a GED program, some 17 year olds can leave school.   Seventeen year olds can not drop out of school, even with parents' permission. Arkansas has a manditory attendance law for students under 18. Sometimes with acceptance into a GED program, some 17 year olds can leave school. “Evidence suggests that raising the maximum compulsory school age above 16 curtails dropout rates and produces other positive results. Until recently, most states permitted students to drop out of high school at age 16; now, 32 states have set their compulsory school age to 17 or 18. Alabama Gov. Bob Riley signs law raising state minimum drop out age to 17. MONTGOMERY -- Alabama Gov. Bob Riley has signed a new law raising the minimum age to drop out of high school in the state from 16 to 17. The law, which Riley signed today, requires that a student must attend an exit interview with a school administrator and a parent or guardian before dropping out. Alabama Legislature raises school dropout age. MONTGOMERY -- The Alabama Legislature has given final approval to a bill raising the school dropout age from 16 to 17. The bill's sponsor, Republican Sen. Arthur Orr of Decatur, says 16 is too young for students to make a decision that will have an enormous impact on the remainder of their lives.
From 16 to 17.