Parliament of Singapore

“ Where a child of compulsory school age fails to attend regularly as a pupil at a national primary school as required under subsection (1) , each parent of the child shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) This section shall not apply—
(a) to a child of compulsory school age for whom a parent presents within a reasonable time a prescribed reason to the satisfaction of the Director-General for the absence of the child at a national primary school; or (b) to a child of compulsory school age who is exempted under section 4. ”

“ For the purpose of performing its duties under this Act, the Board may—
(a) hear and examine witnesses on oath; (b) summon any person to attend any hearing of the Board to give evidence or produce any document or other article in his possession; (c) generally require any person to furnish any information or produce any document or other article in his possession; (d) require any person to attend any counselling or mediation session as the Board may specify ”