What are the legal roles of the local public school system and local social workers in inspecting home school records, curriculum, textbooks, etc.?
The method of enforcement of the North Carolina compulsory attendance law is described in G.S. 115C-379. The penalty for conviction of a compulsory attendance law violation is given in G.S. 115C-380. The role of local social workers in enforcing compulsory attendance is defined in G.S. 115C-381. All compulsory attendance enforcement authority is vested in local authorities. The role of local compulsory attendance enforcement authorities is to investigate student absences from the local public schools and reports of children of compulsory attendance age not being enrolled in a legally valid North Carolina school. If the investigation finds that the student is now properly enrolled in and regularly attending a legally valid non-public (either a home or a conventional) school, the role of local compulsory attendance enforcement authorities usually ends at that point, unless there are other non-home school related issues also involved. Please note, however, that these local authorities may
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