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Or. Rev. Stat. § 339.010 (2026)

School attendance required

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      339.010 School attendance required. (1) Except as provided in ORS 339.030, all children between the ages of 6 and 18 years who have not completed the 12th grade are required to regularly attend a public full-time school during the entire school term.

      (2) All children five years of age who have been enrolled in a public school are required to attend regularly the public school while enrolled in the public school.

      (3) For the purpose of subsection (1) of this section, a child is considered to be six years of age if the sixth birthday of the child occurred on or before September 1 immediately preceding the beginning of the current school term.

      (4) For a child who is six years of age, the requirement of subsection (1) of this section is met if the child regularly attends any grade of a public full-time school during the entire school term. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §274; 2012 c.91 §13; 2015 c.234 §1]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1960–2026 · leading case: Fazzolari v. Portland Sch. Dist. No. 1J, 734 P.2d 1326 (Or. 1987).
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Fazzolari v. Portland Sch. Dist. No. 1J, 734 P.2d 1326 (Or. 1987). “The compulsory school attendance law, ORS 339.010 to 339.090, virtually mandates that children be so entrusted to a school and, for most families, leaves little choice to which school.”
Dilger v. Sch. Dist. 24CJ, 352 P.2d 564 (Or. 1960). · cites it 3× “These exceptions may be viewed as an authorization to the proper school officials to exempt attendance upon a proper showing that the exception applies, i.”
Pangle v. Bend-LaPine Sch. Dist., 10 P.3d 275 (Or. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “See ORS 339.010 ("Except as provided in ORS 339.”
Neuhaus v. Federico, 505 P.2d 939 (Or. Ct. App. 1973). · cites it 2× “030, all children between the ages of 7 and 18 years who have not completed the 12th grade are required to attend regularly a public full-time school of the school district in which the child resides.”
Martini v. Beaverton Ins. Agency, Inc., 838 P.2d 1061 (Or. 1992). “That special duty derived from the “compulsory school attendance law, ORS 339.010 to 339.090, [which] virtually mandates that children be so entrusted to a school and, for most families, leaves little choice [as] to which school,” ibid.”
F. T. v. West Linn-Wilsonville Sch. Dist., 509 P.3d 655 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “As explained in Fazzolari, that duty is predicated on the compulsory school attendance law, ORS 339.010 to 339.090, which “vir- tually mandates” that parents entrust their children to the care and supervision of their children’s school.”
State ex rel. Juv. Dep't v. M. A. D., 233 P.3d 437 (Or. 2010). “ORS 339.010. For that reason, large numbers of children are required to gather each day in an institutional setting where government employees are responsible for their safety and education and where the necessity for “swift and informal disciplinary procedures,” T.”
State v. A. J. C., 326 P.3d 1195 (Or. 2014). “at 390-91 (internal quotation marks and citation omitted); see also ORS 339.010 (regarding compulsory attendance).”
State Ex Rel. Juv. Dep't v. Lesh, 619 P.2d 935 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). “The state counters that a juvenile is required to attend school (ORS 339.010) and that his parents are required to keep him in school (ORS 339.”
State ex rel. Juv. Dep't v. J. D., 164 P.3d 1182 (Or. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “A minor who is at least seven (7) years of age and under eighteen (18) years of age and who has not completed the 12th grade may not be upon any public property or public right of way during regular school hours except while attending school as required by ORS 339.010 to 339.065…”
Stewart v. Salem Sch. Dist. 24J, 670 P.2d 1048 (Or. Ct. App. 1983). “ORS 339.010 et seq. 2 The deletions and additions to ORS 343.”
Advocates for Sch. Trust Lands v. State of Oregon, 346 Or. App. 668 (Or. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “Plaintiffs assert that the schoolchildren plaintiffs have a qualifying interest in adequate funding for schools under the challenged laws pursuant to statutes that enti- tle and require them to attend school, ORS 339.010, ORS 339.020, and the constitution, specifically, Article…”
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Advocates for Sch. Trust Lands v. State of Oregon, 346 Or. App. 668 (Or. Ct. App. 2026). “Plaintiffs assert that the schoolchildren plaintiffs have a qualifying interest in adequate funding for schools under the challenged laws pursuant to statutes that enti- tle and require them to attend school, ORS 339.010, ORS 339.020, and the constitution, specifically, Article…”
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