TCA 49-6-3013
Children unable to buy books
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What does this charge mean?
If a child's family cannot afford to purchase required textbooks, the school district must provide them free of charge to ensure equal access to education.
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If satisfactory proof is presented that any child is unable to attend school as required by this part because the child is not able to procure books, the local board of education having charge of the school to which the child belongs shall purchase the books out of the public school fund of the local district and lend the books to the child under regulations prescribed by the board during the term the books are needed.
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TCA Section49-6-3013