Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1905-02-03
COMPULSORY SCHOOL LAW.
Extracts from the Law which the
Rocky Ford School Board Is
Enforcing.
Must Attend School 20 Weeks.

Must Attend School 20 Weeks.
Section one provides that all chill
dren between the ages OF s and II
shall attend school at least 20 weeks
during the school year beginning In
September. Where parents are un-
able from poverty to provide their
children with proper clothing the ex-
pense of such clothing Will be AS
sumcd by the district.
School Children Not Be Employed.
Section 9 prohibits the employment
Of children under II years unless the
parents OF HuCh ch,,i has cumplI ii
with section one.
Directors Must Prosecute.
Section 1 prcEcrIbes the duty OF d.
rcCtOrS. as follows: "It snail he the
duty OF any school director OF the dis
ttict to Inquire into nll cusaE of neglect
~ the duty prescribed In this not. ana
ascertain from the person ncFlcoJiug
fi's reason. n any therefor; and he
shall forthwith "EDCcci 10 secure the
prosecution OF amy oNenre occurring
uULgr THIS act: and any director n"u-
Letting TO Fccur" such prosecution for
yaCh offcnsr. Within ten days after u
written notice has been served By him
HF any taxpayer In said district. uu-
less N" person Eo c0wpinircd ~ shall
H. excused by the district board of
education for the REASONS hcrrlnh.fprr
stated. shall, upon conviction. be
deemed guilty Of re- mlH.irTruUur nui
nu~' IN sum not less than ton uoF
NOR" than ifiy iai'nrH. nuH such fines
when collected. shall ." paid intu ~"
county treasury and placed 80 tho
credit Of the school district In which
the oTT"nHc occurs.
TruArt Officers puties.
The trtirnt officer shall he v~rici
with police powers. and shHll have nu-
thSTi'y to enter wn~Frho.s f1rtnTl 20.
stores and all other places WHORE chill
ir~n may br employed. IN tito way OF
Investigation or otherwise. To- enforce
this act. The trunnt officer stall In
Htitut~ proceedings against any ON
Ger. paTcni. guardian. person nT cor
p1rA,l1n who shalt violate any of the
provisions Of this act. and shalt other
wise discharge the provisions of this
nrt and :.rFfarm such other services
NJ the c"uaiy superintendent Of
schools ar the board of directors Of the
school district may deem necessary
io preserve the morals and ErruFr the
good conduct nf school children. Hui
'o enforce this act. Th- iFuhni officer
shah keen a record Of his transactions
for thu ins.-c'ion of the county Hu-
f4'rin'-nt-nt af schools and Of the ii-
T--iors of the school district. rni suii-
able blanks shall b- provided fof his
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V"s'V ,e' "soses or H''esA''
Arr. =. When any trunnt "ffln'F 10
satisfied THAT any child WiihiT The frH
puir"'nSn's 81 'hi" act II unable :" ~.
'rti Hrh""l because 'rTnirri ~ WnTk
NJ home 81 elsewhere H. order I" sun
rnrt Itself ar hriS or EIFssaFi nih -
legally entitled {" iis H"Fvirrs tie iFns
ant "Hlr"F shall t-.-nFt the Cnsn 10 irw
authorities ch0ssWi With tb" rF'lirt ~
'hr tasnrs Wh" shall ihrtUtsspn nTrTi
surh t7li"f as wili ".tahl" th" child :"
attend SCHOOL, 's1"tifiri. that s'irh
child shall not Iss' Fvvuirri I" n''wTi
It'1T- Than ;hf-- hours q fay during
sris"ri DAYS IT, yas- Tho child ~ iis
'E1runts "F guardians n"Ei"yi "r E-fus'
Z" take advantage "f such provision
rsn''r f"r iis instruction such child
may b- Cu'ntslit-sl Z" y chiliI ms hr't"
nr Juvenile f-furna'"Fy. hs h-r-inis"s
fore rrpNiirds-ts %. q. TOO. Srss =
Fair ws,,;,o 20 All Interested.
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