Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-09-16
The Truancy Law.

Since most of the schools in the
county have opened for business there
10 demand among patrons to know the
terms OF the new truancy law enacted
by the last legislature.
The Index has been requested to
again publish 1t. It is as follows:
Section l. That every parent, guar
dian or other person in the state of
Kansas having control or charge of any
child or children between the ages of
eight ard fifteen years. inclusive, shall
be required to send such child or child.
rem to public school, or private. de.
nominatlonal or parochial school taught
by competent instructor, each school
year, for such period as said school is
10 session; provided. that any child of
the age of fourteen Years or more who
Is able to read and write the English
language. and who is actively and regu-
larly employed for his own support or
for the support Of those dependent upon
him, shall not be required to attend
the aforesaid schools for longer period
or term than eight consecutive weeks
In any Que year; provided, that any and
all children that have received GER
ti6cate of graduation from the common
schools of any county or certificate OF
admission to high school in any city
in the state of Kansas shall be exempt
vided, that the children who are physi-
cally or mentally incapacitated for the
work of common schools are exempt
frcn the provisions of this act. but the
school authorities shall have the right,
and they are hereby authorized, when
such exemption upon the provisions of
this act Is claimed BY any parent, guar
dian. or other person in the control or
charge Of such child or children, to
cause an examination of such child
or children by u ply ysician or physicians
employed for such purpose by such au-
thorities, and IL such phy ysician or phy-
siclans hold that such child or children
are capable of doing the work in the
common schools, than such Child or
children shall not be exempt from the
provisions of this act
Sec. 2. The truant officers shall see
that the provisions of this act are com.
piled with, and when from personal
knowledge. or by report or complaint
OF any resident or teacher of the dis.
trict under his supervision, or from in
formation, he believes that any chiit
subject to the provisions of this act is
habitually absent from school, be shs'i
Immediately give written notice to tto
parent, guardian or other person having
control or charge of such child that the
attendance of such child at school is re.
quired; and IL within five days such pa.
rent. guardian or other person having
control or charge, of such child does
not comply with the provisions of this
section, then such lruant officer shall
make complaint in the name of tne
state OF Kansas against such parent,
guardian or other person having con-
troll or charge of such child, before any
court OF competent jurisdiction; and
upon conviction of violation of the
provisions of this act, such parent,
guardian or other persons having con-
troll or charge OF such child shall be ad-,
Judged guilty of misdemeanor. and
be fined in sum not less than five dol.
lars nor more than twenty five dollars;
and all fines collected shall be paid into
the county treasury, fol the support of
the common schools.