Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-09-20
MUST GO TO SCHOOL
Provisions Of Idaho's Compulsory
Educational Law.
PENALTY FOR VIOLATING LAW
Parents and Guardians arc Subject to
Fine If Children are Not Sent to
School.


in Idaho, but like many of the other
laws, very little attention is paid to
il. However, all parents who have
any regard for the future welfare of
their children should willingly see
that the school law is observed. II
is the intention of the Montpelier
school board TO make an effort to
have the law enforced during the
coming year, and the Examiner
herewith publishes digest of the
compulsory Law so that parents will
not plead ignorance in case they are
complained against for violating It's
provisions:
Section 9, Session Laws of 1908,
provides that IN all school districts
Of this state all parents, guardians
and other persons having care OF
children shall instruct them, or
cause them to be instructed, In read
ing, writing, spelling, English gram
mar, geography and arithmetic.
In such districts, every parent,
guardian or other person having
charge of any child between the ages
of eight ana sixteen years, shall
send such child to a public, private
or parochial school for the entire
school year during which the public
schools are IN session in such dis
trlcts; provided, however, that this
act shall not apply to children over
fourteen years of age where such
child shall haye completed the eighth
grade, or may be eligible to enter
any high school in such district, or
where it's help is necessary for It's
own or its parents support or where
for good cause shown it would be
for the best interests of snch child
to be relieved from the provisions
of this act; provided further, that il
such child ID being sufficiently in
structed at home by person quail
fed, such child shall not De subject
TO the provisions of this act. And,
provided further, that If reputable
physician within the district shall
certify in writing that the child
bodily or mental condition does mol
permit It's attendance at school
such child shall be exempt during
such period of disability from h,
requirements of this act.
Il shall be the duty of The super
intendent Of schools. to hear ant
determine all applications of child
ren desiring for any Of the cause
mentioned herein to he exempt from
the provisions OF this act. and ii up
on such application such superin
tendent, hearing the same, shall b
OF the opinion that such child is fo
II any reason entitled TO be exempte
ae aforesaid, then such superintend
ent shall issue written permit I
such child, stating therein his res
sons for such exemption.
Any parent, guardian or otht
person having control or charge {
any child or children, failing |
comply with the provisions of III
chapter, shall be liable to . fine
not less than five dollars nor mo
than twenty-five dollars for the FIR
offense, nor less than ten dollar
nor more than tifty dollars for q
second and each subsequent offens
besides the cost of collection.
All fines collected under the pr
visions hereof shall be paid into Z
county treasury, The same 10
placed to The credit of the scho
district collecting the same.
se;. 10. Every child within /
provisions Of this at who does 4
atten school A. provided in secti
o of thia act, or who is in attendat
1t any public, private OF paroeh
school, ard is vicious, insorrigil
or immoral IN conduct, or who -
habitual truant from school, or "