The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
NUMBER 8.
ATTENDANCE AND TRUANCY.
The Late Act In Reference to At
tendance in Public Schools.

VI bile puOllC SCnOOlS, dud DIS
there is much misapprehension,
not to say ignorance of the new
law, we publish the text of the
act in full. Study it carefully
and save it for reference-EDIToRl
Section /. Be it enacted, &C.,
That every parent, guardian or
other person in this Common
wealth, having control or charge
of child or children between the
ages of eight and sixteen years,
shall be required to send such
child or children to day school
in which the common English
branches are taught, and such
child or children shall attend such
school continuously during the
entire time in which the public
school in their respective dis
tricts shall be in session, unless
such child or children shall be
excused from such attendance by
the board of the school district in
which the parent, guardian or
other person resides, upon the
presentation to said board of sat-
isfactory evidence showing such
child or children are prevented
from attendance upon school or
application to study by mental,
physical or other urgent rea-
sons. But the term urgent rea-
sons shall be strictly construed,
and shall not permit of irregular
attendance: Provided, That the
school board in each district shall
have power, at it's June meeting,
to reduce the period of compul-
sorry attendance to not less than
seventy per centum go per CEN
tum) of the school term in such
districts, in which case the board
must, at that date, fix the time
for compulsory attendance to be-
gin. This act shall not apply to
any child between the ages of
thirteen and sixteen years who
can read and write the English
language intelligently, and is reg
ularly engaged in any useful en-
ployment or service: Provided,
That in case there be no public
schools in session within two
miles, by the nearest travelled
road, of any person within the
school district, he or she shall
not be liable to the provisions of
this act: Provided, That this act
shall not apply to any child that
has been or is being otherwise
instructed in English, in the COM
mon branches of learning for
like period of time, by any legally
qualified governess or private
teacher in family: And provid-
ed further, That any teacher or
principal of any private schooi or
educational institution shall re-
port attendance, as provided
in section five (5) of this act; Pro-
vided further, That any person
employing a child or children
shall furnish, on or before the
third Monday of the sch Dol term
and quarterly thereafter, to the
superintendent of schools, to the
secretary of the board of school
directors or controllers of the
district in which such child or
children reside, the names, age,
place or residence, and name of
parent or guardian of every per-
son under the age of sixteen
years in his employ at the time
of said report: And provided also,
That the certificate of any prin-
cipal or teacher Of a private
school, or of any institution for
the education of children, in
which the common English
branches are taught, setting forth
that the work of said schools is
in compliance with the provisions
of this act, shall be sufficient and
satisfactory evidence thereof, and
the principal or teacher of said
school or institution shall have
the power to excuse any child or
children for attendance dur
ing temporary periods, in accord
ance with the provisions of this
act.
Section 2. For every neglect OF
duty imposed by the first section
of this act, the principal or teach
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