7. Meaning of reasonable excuse:-

A parent shall be deemed to have a reasonable excuse within the meaning of section 6 for failure to cause a child to attend a recognised basic or primary sohool in any of the following cases:- (a) where the child is prevented from attending school on account of sickness, infirmity, domestic necessity, the seasonal needs of agriculture or other sufficient case ; (b) where the child is receiving, otherwise than in a recognised basic or primary school, instruction which in the opinion of the school committee is sufficient or has already completed his basic or primary education ; (c) where there is no recognised basic or primary school within a distance of one mile by the shorter route from the residence of the child : Provided that in the case of any specified area the State Government may, by notification, vary the distance herein before specified for such period as they may think fit : Provided further that a parent shall not be compelled to cause a child to attend a recognised basin or primary school at which attendance at religious instructions in a faith other than that to which the child belongs, is compulsory.