Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

The services of the public schools of this state are
extended to any acceptable person of school age. "School age" is defined as
including all persons resident of the state, between the ages of five (5) and
twenty-one (21) years. For the purposes of this section, the age of five (5)
years shall be attained when the fifth anniversary of birth occurs on or
before the first day of September of the school year in which the child is to
enroll in kindergarten. For a child enrolling in the first grade, the age of
six (6) years must be reached on or before the first day of September of the
school year in which the child is to enroll. Any child of the age of five (5)
years who has completed a private or public out-of-state kindergarten for the
required four hundred fifty (450) hours but has not reached the "school age"
requirement in Idaho shall be allowed to enter the first grade.
For resident children with disabilities who qualify for special education
and related services under the federal individuals with disabilities education
act (IDEA) and subsequent amendments thereto, and applicable state and federal
regulations, "school age" shall begin at the attainment of age three (3) and
shall continue through the semester of school in which the student attains the
age of twenty-one (21) years.

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