COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- The Columbus Air Force Base School Liaison Office would like to remind parents of the Mississippi law governing school attendance particularly as it pertains to families who home-school.
Under the Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law, parents and guardians are required to enroll their children in a public, private or home-school. This law applies to children who have reached the age of 6 and have not exceeded the age of 17 by Sept. 1.
Children who have are or will be 5 years old on or before Sept. 1 and have enrolled in a full-day public kindergarten will also be under the Compulsory School Attendance Law.
Any parent or guardian who fails to comply with the Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law may be punished in a court of law.
Parents who are teaching their children at home, home-school, are required to complete a certificate of enrollment card each school year. This card can be completed at the Columbus Air Force Base School Liaison Office, located in Building 730, Suite 215.
Mississippi law requires this card to be completed prior to Sept. 15, 2017.
Please contact the School Liaison Officer at (662) 434-2792 or via email at: slo2@columbus.af.mil for an appointment to complete your registration.