Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 339.020 (2026)

Duty to send children to school

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339.020 Duty to send children to school. (1) Except as provided in ORS 339.030, every person having control of a child between the ages of 6 and 18 years who has not completed the 12th grade is required to send the child to, and maintain the child in, regular attendance at a public full-time school during the entire school term.

(2) If a person has control of a child five years of age and has enrolled the child in a public school, the person is required to send the child to, and maintain the child in, regular attendance at the public school while the child is 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 person having control of the child sends the child to, and maintains the child in, regular attendance in any grade of a public full-time school during the entire school term. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §275; 1969 c.160 §1; 2012 c.91 §14; 2015 c.234 §2]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1980–2026 · leading case: State v. Turner, 658 P.2d 658 (Wash. 1983).

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State v. Turner, 658 P.2d 658 (Wash. 1983). “, Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 339.020 , .090. We cannot say in the face of this evidence and authority that the approach suggested by the legislative history of RCW 28A.”

State Ex Rel. Juv. Dep't v. Lesh, 619 P.2d 935 (Or. Ct. App. 1980). “010) and that his parents are required to keep him in school (ORS 339.020) or be subject to criminal sanctions (ORS 330.”

Advocates for Sch. Trust Lands v. State of Oregon, 346 Or. App. 668 (Or. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “010, ORS 339.020, and the constitution, specifically, Article VIII, sec- tion 8.”

State v. Bowman, 653 P.2d 254 (Or. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 2× “ORS 339.020; 339.990. 1 On appeal she challenges the constitutionality of the compulsory school attendance statutes, the manner in which the statutes were enforced against her and the sufficiency of the evidence introduced at trial.”

State v. Simonson, 845 P.2d 936 (Or. Ct. App. 1993). “ORS 339.020. The court sentenced her to 60 days incarceration, suspended execution of the sentence, and placed her on probation for two years.”

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Advocates for Sch. Trust Lands v. State of Oregon, 346 Or. App. 668 (Or. Ct. App. 2026). “010, ORS 339.020, and the constitution, specifically, Article VIII, sec- tion 8.”

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