A Wisconsin law passed in 2009 states that public school districts may not enroll a child in first grade if they have not completed kindergarten and that each school board “shall establish procedures, conditions, and standards for exempting a child from the requirement that the child complete kindergarten as a prerequisite to enrollment in the […]

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Kindergarten is not mandatory in Wisconsin! However, compulsory attendance in Wisconsin begins the year the child turns 6 on or before September 1st, so your child must be enrolled in school: public, private, tribal, or homeschool. If you are homeschooling, you must include this child on a PI-1206 Homeschool Report. See When and How to […]

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Kindergarten is not mandatory in Wisconsin! Compulsory attendance in Wisconsin begins the year the child turns 6 on or before September 1st. That’s right–if your child is 4 or 5 years old on September 1st this year, they are not required to attend school at all. This also means that you should not file the […]

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