The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-01-12
Educational Matters.
MAZEPPA

Ed. INTELLIGENCER:-I wish to call
the attention of the readers of your pa
per to the following points in the
Washington school law.
Every school. not otherwise provided
for by special law. shall be open for
the admission of all between the ages
of five and twenty one years. First
part Of sec. 81.
Directors shall have power, fourth.
to suspend or expel pupils from schools,
and in cities or towns to exclude from
school, all pupils under six years of age
when the interest of the school requires
such exclusion. Sec 80. p. 4.
Every teacher shall have power to
hold every pupil to strict accountability
IN school. for any disorderly conduct on
the way to or from school or OH the
grounds of the school. or during inter.
mission or recess; to suspend from
school any pupil for good cause. pro.
vided that such suspension shall be re.
ported to the directors as soon as posi-
bic. and their decision shall be final
and no teacher shall administer any
punishment on or about the head of any
scholar. Sec. 40.
No teacher or scholar shall be allow.
en- to attend school who is affected
with diphtheria or measles, or whoop-
ing cough. Part of Sec 81
Any city, town. village or district re-
porting more than five hundred child.
rem between four and twenty one years
of age shall be. and is required by this
act to establish graded schools. Sec IS.
Any single district shall possess pow
er to establish graded schools, subject
to the provisions of this act, in like
manner as two or more districts united
Sec. Sc.
Any parent. guardian. or other per
son, who shall upbraid, insult or abuse
any teacher in the presence of the
school shall be deemed guilty of l mis-
demeanor and liable to fine of not less
than ten or more than one hundred dol
lars. Sec. a.
Any person who shall wilfully dis.
turb any public school, or any public
school meeting, shall be deemed guilty
of q misdemeanOr and liable to fine
of not less than ten or more than one
hund(ed dollars. Sec. Is.
All pupils who may attend public
schools shall comply with the regu
latiOns established. in pursuance of the
law for the government of such schools
shall pursue the required course OF
study, and shall submit to the authori-
ty Of the teachers of such schools. Con.
tinued and wilful disobedience, and open
defiance of authority of the teachers,
shall constitute good cause for expul.
sion from school. Any person who
shall in any way cut. deface or other.
wise injure any schoolhouse, furniture
fence or outbuilding thereof shall be
liable to suspension and punishment,
and the parents or guardian of such
pupil shall be liable for damage on
complaint of the teacher or director
| Sec. So.
In any city. town or village contain
ing more than four hundred inhabitants
every parent, guardian or other per-
son residing therein having control or
charge of any child or children bet ween
the ages Of eight and sixteen, shall be
required to send any such child or
children to public school. for q period
of at least six months in each school
! year, at least six weeks of which shall
be consecutive, unless the bodily or
mental condition of such child or child
rem has been such as to prevent his or
their attendance at school or applica-
ton to study for the period required, or
unless he or they are engaged in labor
necessary for their own support, or that
of others depending on them. or unless
such child or children are taught in a
private school, in such branches o. are
usually taught in primary sch ools. or
have already acquired the ordinary
branches Of learning. Sec. 60.
understand that the directors Of
Seattle have taken advantage of Sec.
SO. p. 4. by excluding sll pupils under
six years from school for the present.
This is as it should be. The child
who enter school at six will be just as
far advanced at eight, as he would have
been if he had begun at tour. In nine
cases out Of ten, parents who send their
children to school before they are six or
seven. do so to get them out Of the
way.
! hope that the directors will also
take advantage Of Sections IS and 6S,
to thoroughly grade our schools. Prob
ably Seattle District is the only one in
the Territory that has over five humid
red school children. THEN let Seattle
! be the first to have graded schools.
Olympia and Walla Ws,la both are d.
vided into two districts. which Is great
obstacle to having graded schools.
Section So. making the education Of
our children. under certain provisions,
compulsory is a COOL thing. Let the
proper authorities see that this section
is enforced. aud the streets Of Seattle
will be rid Of some of the hoodlums,
although it is imposing rather hard
task upon our teachers to civilize them.
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