The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-05
Compulsory Education Law.

To School Directors and Teachers;
Allow me to call your attention TO the
Principal features of the compulsory ed
ucation law. as amended by the last gen
eral assembly School Law 1908. page Si.)
Section provides that in all districts
''every parent, guardian or other person
having charge OF any child between the
ages OF eight and sixteen years shall send
tueh child to public, private or paro-
chial school for the entire school year
during which the public schools are in
session in such district"
Exemptions; Any child over fourteen
who has completed the eighth grade, or
whose help is necessary for his own or
bis parents support, or who is being suf
tciently instructed nt home by a person
qualified, or whose bodily or mental con
clifton does not permit attendance, or
where for good cause shown IT Is not for
the best interest Of the child to attend
school. The county superintendent Tor
the district superintendent, where one IL
employed) shall hear and determine all
applications OF children desiring to be
exempted from the provisions OF this act.
Appeal FROM the county superintendent
may be taken to the court.
Section provides that no person may
employ child under the age OF fourteen
without proof that the law has been
complied with. dime s25 to SlOOJ
Section 3. Minors between fourteen
and sixteen shall attend school at least
one half of each day until they can read
Mt sight and write lcgibly. Amy employ
er Of such minor is liable to a fine OF S25
20 slOO il he does not see that the law is
complied with.
Section 4. Every child within the
provisions OF this act who does not at
tend school, as provided in section / Of
this act, or who is in attendance at any
public, private or parochial school, and
II vicious, ineorrigible or immoral in con
duct or is an habitual truhnt from
school, or who habitunlly wanders about
the streets and public places during
school hours without any lawful occupa-
tion or employment, or who habitually
wanders about the streets in the night
time, having no employment OF lawful
occupation, shall be deemed Juvenile
disorderly person and be subject to the
provisions of this act
Section 3. Districts OF first and second
CLASSES shall appoint truant officers west
ed with police powers) to enforce the
provisions Of this act.
Section 9. The truant officers shall
examine into cases of truancy or other
ofIenscs against this statute, and shall
warn parents or guardians and require
them to comply with the law. II the
waning is unheeded the officers must
make complaint in the county court
Parent or guardian mny be fined $500 to
so, or may be required to give bond that
he viii cause the child to attend school
Section Z. "Whenever child shall be
Juvenile disorderly person within ths
lfseaning Of this act, the truant officer ol
any school teacher, or other reputable
person, may make complaint in the coun
ty court" Offenders may be sent to q
children's home, to the boys industrial
school or to the girls industrial schoo
until they reach the age of twenty one
Section provides that authorities
charged with the relief Of the poor shall
il necessary, afford such relief as will en-
able children to attend school.
Section .. ANY person who violatss
any provision of this act, for which 0
penalty is not herein provided, shall bt
fined not more than $50
Section 10. Any person convicted d
second time may be imprisoned in add
ton to the fine. In all cases under this
act where "fine or imprisonment may be
part of the judgment, the trial shall be
by jury, if not waived
Section IL. "rhis act shall not apply
to school districts in which there are moi
sufficient accommodations in the public
schools to seat children compelled to at
tend under the provisions of this act"
MAY ATcHEsoN GEORGIA,
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