[§302A-1144]  Records of pupils; release
from attendance.  All schools shall keep a correct register of the names,
sex, age, and nationality, as far as ascertainable, date of entering school,
and the places of residence of the children attending their respective
schools.  No school shall grant a release to any child under eighteen years of
age, who is registered as attending the child's school, for the purpose of
attending another school, unless the consent and approval of the parents or
guardians of the child is given in writing with the facts and reasons
therefor.  The register shall be carefully preserved, and as often as the
department shall direct, the register or a true copy thereof shall be filed in
the office of the department. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2]