The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
ATTENDANCE AND TRUANCY.
The Late Act in Reference to Attend
anCo in Public Schools.
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and a fine not exceeding five dol
lars for each subsequent convic-
tion; and in default of payment of
said fine, the defendant may be
committed TO the county prison
for period not exceeding two
days for the first conviction, and
for a period not exceeding five
days for each subsequent convic-
tion: Provided, Upon conviction,
the defendant or defendants may
appeal to the court of quarter
sessions of the peace of the prop
er county, within five days, upon
entering into recognizance with
one surety for the amount of
fines and costs: Provided, how
ever, That before such penalty
shall be incurred, the parent,
guardian or other persons liable
therefor shall be notified in writ
ing by the superintendent of
schools, or the secretary Of the
school board, or by the attend
ance officer, if there be one, OF
such liability, and shall have op-
portunity, by compliance with
the requirements Of this act,
within three school days, then
thereafter, to avoid the imposition
Of such penalty. But after such
notice has been served, if the
same child is assent from school
three days, or their equivalent in
time, during the remaining per
iod of compulsory attendance,
without excuse as provided by
section (D of this act, the parent,
guardian, or person in parental
relation, shall be liable to pros
ecution under this act, without
further notice. The fines pro
yided for by this act shall, when
collected, be paid over by the
officers collecting the same into
the school treasury Of the respec-
tive districts, for the use of the
said school district Of the city,
borough or township IN which
such person convicted resides, to
be applied and accounted for by
such treasurers in the same way
as other moneys raised for school
purposes; such fines shall be col
Iected by process of law similar
to the collection of other fines.
Section ?. Board of school di-
rectors or school controllers
shall in cities, and may in all
other school districts, employ one
or more persons to be known as
attendance officers, who shall, in
addition TO the duties provided
elsewhere in this act, have full
police power without warrant,
and whose duty it shall be to look
after and arrest and apprehend
truants and others who fail to at
tend school in accordance with
the provisions Of this act. When
an attendant officer arrests or
apprehends any truant or other
person, as herein set forth, he
shall have power, Immediately to
place him or her in the school in
which he or she is or should be
enrolled, or at the expense Of the
parent, guardian or person in
parental relation, in such private
school, as provided by section
one (l) Of tEisact, as the parent,
guardian OF person in parental
relation may select. And in case
the parent, guardian or person
ia parental relation shall refuse
pr neglect, Immediately TO select
such school, the school board or
board Of school controllers shall |
have full power to designate the
school in which the child shall be |
placed. The persons appointed |
such attendance officers shall be
entitled to such compensation as
shall be fixed by the boards ap-
pointing them; but, in townships,
shall not exceed two dollars per
day; and such compensation may
be paid out Of the school fund.
Boards Of directors or CONTROL.
ers Of any school district, or Of
Two cr more districts jointly may