Alabama Education Laws
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Welcome to FindLaw's Alabama education law section, with helpful articles that make the law accessible to everyone. States regulate K-12 education in a number of different ways, including certain requirements for curriculum and laws that make it a crime to withhold your child from schooling. Compulsory education laws are the norm across the country, but states vary quite a bit in other education laws. For instance, Alabama statute allows teachers to lead their classroom in prayer, even though this has been ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. Click on a link below to learn more about Alabama laws related to education.