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Option: 1
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Option: 2
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Legal Option:
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Establish and/or enroll in a church school
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Use a private tutor
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Attendance:
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None specified (175 days required for the public schools)
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140 days per calendar year, 3 hours per day between the hours of 8am and 4pm
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Subjects:
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None
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Reading, spelling, writing, arithmetic, English, geography, history of the United States, science, health, physical education, and Alabama history
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Qualifications:
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None
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Teacher certification
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Notice:
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File a notice of enrollment and attendance with the local superintendent on a provided form (not required annually)
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File a statement showing children to be instructed, the subjects taught and the period of instruction with the local superintendent
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Recordkeeping:
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Maintain a daily attendance register to be kept by the principal teacher of the church school
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Maintain a register of the child's work showing daily attendance and make such reports as the State Board of Education may require
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Testing:
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None
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None
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