The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-09-30


First Where there the school district where
such child resides and the distance the school exceeds
four miles,
Second When such child shall be physically mentally
able attend school, of which fact the certificate OF duly
qualified physician shall be evidence.
Third When competent person is employed as tutor in the
family wherein such child resides, and proper instruction
thereby impaired.
Fourth Where any child of less than the of thirteen
years shall have passed the required examinations OF both p
mary and grammar school grades such requirements shall
SEC 212 PENALTY If any child of school age shall per-
in absenng himself from school, any district magistrate
shall upon proper complaint being made by the school teacher
any other officer agent of the department. the father
the mother guardian other having the charge of
such child to be summoned to appear such magistrate
upon being proved that person responsible for the
child had used proper diligence to enforce the chd
lar attendance at school such responsible party shall be fined
by the magistrate not exceeding five dollars, and
default of payment thereof such shall be imprisoned at
hard labor for exceed ten days In the child
shall prove the offending party the magistrate shall send him
to reormatoy industrial school for term not less than
six months than years. otherwise him
to fine exceeding two dollars imprisonment for term
exceeding five days. PROVIDED however that the pro-
visions of this section shall not apply any child not liable to
compulsory attendance at school.
SEC PA. ATTENDANCE PRIVATE SCHOOLS. No
within school age shall be considered complying with
the law attendance who shall attend private school which
does comply with the requirements of this chapter
SEC. 2I5 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. For the better control
and management of the public schools the department
hored to designate school districts establish their bound
aries and to alter the from time time its discretion
it deems most advisable These districts shall be arranged
that there shall be no unassigned locality.
SEC 2I6. ATTEND SCHOOL IN WHAT DISTRICT.
All of school age shall be required attend the school
of the district in which they reside unless shall appear
department be desirable allow attendance pupils at
school i'll other district in which the department
school agent of that district may grant such permission
SEC. 21z RECORD OF PUPILS. The teachers of all
Schools either public private shall keep correct register OF
the age and nationality as far ascertainabe
date entering the school, and the places of residence OF the
children attending their respective Schools and teacher OF
any school shall grant release any child under fifteen years
age who shall be registered attending his school, for the
purpose OF attending another school unless the consent and
approval Of the guardians OF such child shall be given
in writing to the teacher unless authorized to grant such
release by the school agent Of the district for good reasons
shown his satisfaction. In every such certificate in
writing shall be granted to the teacher setting forth the facts in
the case The register shall be carefully preserved and as
often the department shall direct the register true copy
thereof shall be filed in the office of the department
SEC. 2I8 TRANSFER TO ANOTHER SCHOOL. No .
teacher of any school, either public private shall receive into
his school any child under fifteen years of who shall have
attended another school of the class in the district
unless such child shall produce the teacher of the school to
be entered certificate of release signed by the teacher of the
school attended by the child If child apply attend
school of higher grade certificate of proficiency shall be
required lawful for its absence PROVIDED that
the children from one district desiring to enter school in an
other district may be received admitted upon producing
certificate of release from the school last attended in such other
district The teacher of such school who shall violate
the of this of Section shall upon conviction
thereof be subject to fine not exceeding ten dollars for each
ohense.
BOOKS AND STATIONERY
SEC. 2I9 FURNISHED AT COST. The department shall
furnish all necessary books and stationery required for the
OF pupils in their respective grades charging therefor their cost
price All pupils must be supplied by their parents guar
dans, other persons having the custody of such
pupils with books and stationery requisite for their And
in pupils shall be supplied the teacher of the school
may furnish such books and stationery and require the parents
guardians make payment therefor If such payment shall
not be promptly made he shall notify the of the
district in which the school located who shall enter the
due portion of the collected of such par
guardians and payment of such amount together
with interest and shall be enforced the case of de-
hnquent taxes In of extreme poverty of all
books stationery may be RENTED by the department PRO
NED that in such the only of such books shall
authorized and when the pupils shall have finished the
the same, the books shall be returned to the teacher
(NNT
furnish books, stationery and other school supplies at
price sufficient to including interest private
schools pupils therein other persons for educational
purposes
SEC. 22I. PROCEEDS TO TREASURER All moneys
received for the sale of books stationery supplies from
time time be paid the treasurer with definite state
ment of what they represent
SCHOOL SITES. BUILDINGS FURNITURE ETC
SEC. 222. MAY TRANSFER TO GOVERNMENT. Au-
thOrty