from : https://www.mytexaspublicschool.org/preparing-and-enrolling-your-child/attendance-requirements.aspx
[Texas] State law requires children to attend school each day that instruction is provided. The law applies to children ages 6–19. If you voluntarily enroll your child in prekindergarten or kindergarten before age 6, school attendance laws apply to your child, too. A person who voluntarily enrolls in or attends school after turning 19 is also required to attend for the entire period of the program of instruction.
The following are a few exceptions:
Children who are enrolled in a private or parochial school
Children who are home-schooled
Students who are 17 years old and enrolled in a GED (high school equivalency) program
Students who are 17 years old and have received a high school diploma or GED certificate
Most other students of Texas public schools must comply with the compulsory attendance law.
“The law applies to children ages 6–19.”
There’s something wrong with that sentence...
Students who are 17 years old and enrolled in a GED (high school equivalency) program
Students who are 17 years old and have received a high school diploma or GED certificate
Most other students of Texas public schools must comply with the compulsory attendance law.
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17 year olds used to be accepted into the military branches as recently as the 90s that I’m sure of. The enlistee had to have one parent agree to it and the one person I know was a 17 year old high school graduate. I don’t even know if they accept any 17 year olds any more, graduate or not, it was in the 60s when I served 4 years