The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-10-15
THE BOARD WILLACT
The School Board to Deal Vigorously
With Trudnts.
WILL ENFORCE THE STATE LAW
President L. A. Simonson and Secretary
James A. Sheridan Say That all
Children Must Attend School. -
The New Law on the Subject,


Secretary James A. Sheridan of the
school board, are going to see to it
that all children who belong in
school attend according to the pro-
visions of the state law. They have
asked the town authorities to co.
operate with them, and have the as
sistance of the police force in carry
ing out the law. President Simonson
and Secretary Sheridan when seen
this week, said that they had
learned that there were number of
children who should be in attendance
in the public schools who are play
ing truants, and that they intended
to use every power the law vests in
them to see that these children go
to school or taken care of. The law
is published below for the informa-
ton of the public, and is as follows
Relating to attendance at school.
(Chapter 189, Laws of 1903, amend
ing Sections 439a, 439b, and repeal
ing Section 1890 of the Statutes of
1882 Section 439a. Any person
having under his control any child
between the ages of Z and IA years,
or any child between the ages of IA
and 10 years not regularly and law
fully employed in any useful en-
ployment or service at home or else
where, shall cause such child to be
enrolled and to attend come public,
parochial or private school regular
ly, during such period and hours of
the calendar year (religious holidays
excepted) as the public, parochial or
private school In which said child is
enrolled may be IN session; provided,
that in cities such child must attend
school not less than calendar
months. and in towns, villages and
districts not less than calendar
months in each year, and provided
further that this section shall not
apply to any child not in proper
physical or mental condition to at
tend school, who shall present the
certificate of reputable physician
in general practice to that effect,
nor to any child who lives in country
districts more than two miles by the
nearest Travelled road from the
school which the person having con-
troll of such child shall designate,
instruction during the required
period elsewhere than in school by a
teacher selected by the person hav-
ing control of such child shall be
equivalent to school attendance:
Occasional legitimate absence from
school attendance or instruction,
shall not be deemed violation of
! the provisions OF this section. Any
person who shall violate the pro-
visions of this section shall, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by
fine Of not less than five dollars nor
more than fifty dollars, or by i'm
prisonment in the county jail not
exceeding three months for each
| offenSe. r X
Duty of Officers. Sec. 439b.
**. In all cities having less than
10000 population by last census,
and in all towns, villages and dis
tricts the board of education or any
board having similar powers, or the
district board may appoint one or
more truant officers whose duties
may be the same as the truant
officers above provided, and in case
no truant officer is appointed, these
! duties shall be performed by the