The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-08-25
NEW SCHOOL LAW.
yIattero Of Interet 20 Trns.
tees, Teachers aud
Patrons.
The following extrscts are taken

The following extrscts are taken
from the new School Law:
Twenty school days, or days In
which teachers are actually EN-.
ployed IN the school room, shall
constitute n school month in the
common schools of the State; but
no teacher shall teach on Saturday.
When the attendance exceeds Ut.
ty, the teacher may employ. dur.
ing such attendance, an assistant,
whose scholarship aud competen.
cy shall he acceptable to the trus.
tees Sec. 4, page I.
II shall he the duty Of the Coun.
~ School Superintendent to be in
the office ct the county seat on
the second Saturday of each
month, aud ut such other times AS
may he necessary. to transact his
official business. Sec. 81, page %.
No change in the boundary OF
any district shall be made to take
effect during the current school
year or the following year. unless
made previous TO taking the cen
aus for such school year. Nor
shal, the boundary of any district
be changed unless ten days notice
In wriiing shall be fret given "a
the trustees Of other districts 10
be affected thereby. Section 65,
page IS.
The contract between teachers
aud trustees shall not be entered
into before the first Of July OF the
CALENDER year in which the school
10 to begin. No teacher shall be
employed until after the election
and qualification OF the new board
OF trustees. The contract shall
he 10 writing aud signed by at
least two Of the trustees. Sec.
81, page 4S.
The trustees shall visit all the
parents Of pupils and urge upon
them the necessity OF prompt and
regular attendance at school.
They shall make careful inquiry a.
to whether any children are un.
able 20 purchase the necessary
books, and Immediately report the
names of all such children to the
County Superintendent only. Dur
lug the progress Of the school the
trustees shall ascertain the causes
of all non.attendance OF children,
and shall remove such causes il
practicable. Sec. 80, page As.
When the trustees shall ascer.
tain by examining the teachers
register or monthly report, that
the average daily attendance for
twenty consecutive days taught
bss been less than twenty-five per
cent. Of the dlstrict enrolment,
they may, with the consent Of the
Superintendent, dismiss the teach.
er, unless Indictment weather, high
water. epidemics, or unusual sick.
ness prevent attendance. Sec. SO,
page 40.
When any family shall have any
ihICCllOus VI courageous "rN"r'.
no member Of such family shall
attend any school unless the trus.
tees allow them 10 do so, and dur.
ing the prevalence in the district
of dangerous ep,dem,cs the trus-
tees shall order the school closed;
but no teacher shall be required
to lose the time unless 30 stipu.
lated Ia the contract. Section 81,
page 40.
The attention Of teachers 10 call.
ed to the fact that they have new
register to keep this year. The
Law setting forth the requirements
is too long to produce here. Sec.
1874, pages 20 aud II. II is suffi.
cient to say, however, that the
blanks in the register are suffi.
suggestive, and IL proper.
~ filed all will he well. Teachers
not in possession Of registers can
get them by applying to the Su.
perinteDdent.-ISupt j. X. Ash.
lock in Elizabethtowu News.