DYFS - Monmouth County

Educational Neglect
• Failure to enroll a school age child (between age 6 and
16) in school
– Home‐schooling is NOT Educational Neglect
• A school‐age child is enrolled but is failing to attend on a
regular basis
– Parent failing to take action to correct the problem
– Parent is actively preventing attendance
• Schools must take action first and exhaust remedies
• Call if questions arise as educational neglect may be part
of a larger neglect concern