41-2822.01. Education requirement for committed youth

A. A committed youth who is confined in a secure care facility and has not received a high school diploma, a high school certificate of equivalency or an exception from the director shall attend school full time and make satisfactory progress in educational classes. A committed youth who is confined in a secure care facility and has achieved a high school diploma or a high school certificate of equivalency may attend or participate in regular classes or the educational programming established or provided by the department as the department deems appropriate.

B. If a youth regularly attends and is making satisfactory progress in educational classes as prescribed in this section the youth shall be required to work at least twenty hours a week with up to ten hours of homework a week counting toward this requirement.

41-2822.01. Education requirement for committed youth

A. A committed youth who is confined in a secure care facility and has not received a high school diploma, a high school certificate of equivalency or an exception from the director shall attend school full time and make satisfactory progress in educational classes. A committed youth who is confined in a secure care facility and has achieved a high school diploma or a high school certificate of equivalency may attend or participate in regular classes or the educational programming established or provided by the department as the department deems appropriate.

B. If a youth regularly attends and is making satisfactory progress in educational classes as prescribed in this section the youth shall be required to work at least twenty hours a week with up to ten hours of homework a week counting toward this requirement.