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According to the Constitution:
Article 74. Mandatory Education. Inhabitants have the right and obligation to receive initial, pre-primary, primary, and basic education within the age limits established by law.
Education provided by the State is free. The State will provide and promote scholarships and educational credits.
Scientific, technological, and humanistic education are objectives that the State must continuously guide and expand.
The State will promote special education, diversified education, and extracurricular education.
and according to the Ley de Educación Nacional:
ARTICLE 35º. Obligations of Parents. The obligations of parents are:
Be guides of the educational process of their children.
Send your children to the respective educational centers in accordance with the provisions of the article 74 of the Political Constitution of the Republic of Guatemala.
Provide your children with the moral and material support necessary for the proper development of the process educational.
Ensure that your children comply with the obligations established in this law and in the internal regulations of educational centers.
Be personally informed periodically about the academic and disciplinary performance of your children.
Attend meetings and sessions as many times as required by the educational center.
Actively collaborate with the educational community in accordance with the centers' regulations educational.
Contribute to compliance with this law.