(105 ILCS 5/10‑20.12) (from Ch. 122, par. 10‑20.12)
Sec. 10‑20.12.
School year ‑ School age.
To establish and keep in
operation in each year during a school term of at least the minimum length
required by Section 10‑19, a sufficient number of free schools for the
accommodation of all persons in the district who are 5 years of age or
older but under 21 years of age, and to secure for all such persons the
right and opportunity to an equal education in such schools; provided that
children who will attain the age of 5 years on or before September 1 of the
year of the 1990‑1991 school term and each school term thereafter may
attend school upon the commencement of such term. Based upon an assessment
of a child's readiness to attend school, a school district may permit a
child to attend school prior to the dates contained in this Section. In any
school district operating on a full year school basis children who will
attain age 5 within 30 days after the commencement of a term may attend
school upon the commencement of such term. The school district may, by
resolution of its board, allow for a full year school plan.
(Source: P.A. 87‑359.)
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