The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-08-29
New School Laws.

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COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE.
An Amendment to the Compulsory
Attendance law.
Sec. 1. BE it enacted, etc, That
every parent, guardian, or other
persons in this Commonwealth
having control or charge of child,
or children, between the ages of
eight and sixteen years, shall be
required to send such child, or
children, to day school IN which
the common English branches are
taught, and such child or children
shall attend such school continu-
ously during the entire time in
which the public school in their re-
spective districts shall be in ses-
sion, unless such child or children
shall be excused from such attend
ance by the board of the school
district in which the parent, guar
dian or other person resides, upon
presentation to said board of sat-
lsfactory evidence showing such
Nd or children are prevented
1 m attendance upon school or
a ication to study by mental,
phi seal or other urgent reasons.
Bu the term "urgent reasons"
sha be strictly construed, and
shal not permit of irregular at
tend, nee: Provided, That the
school board in each district shall
have power, at its June meeting,
to reduce the period of compul-
sorry attendance to not less than
seventy per centum GO per cent
um) of the school term in such dis
trict, in which case the board must
Mt that date, fix the time for com
pnlsory attendance to begin. This
act shall not apply to any child,
between the ages of fourteen and
sixteen years, who can re, d and
write the English language inteli-
gently, and is regularly engaged
in any useful employment or SER
vice. A certificate of age, and
ability to read and write the Eng
lish language intelligently, shall be
issued by the superintendent of
of schools, notary public, justice
of the peace. or any other person
duly authorized to administer
oaths, in cities and boroughs, and
by the secretary of the school
board in rural districts: Provided,
That in case there be no public
school in session within two miles,
by the nearest travelled road, of
any person within the school dis
trict, be or she shall not he liable
to the provisions of thisact: Pro-
vided, That this act shall not APP
ply to any child that has been or
is beling otherwise instructed,'i ,'in
English, in the common branches
of learning, for u IKE period of
time, BY any legally qualified gov
erness, or private teacher in fam
lily: And provided, further, That
any teacher or principal of any
private school or educational insti-
tuition shall report non attendance,
as provided In section five (5) of
this act: Provided, further, That
any person employing child, or
children, shall furnish, on or be-
fore the third Monday of the
school term, and quarterly there
after, to the superintendent OF
school to the secretary of the board
of school directors or controllers,
of the district in which such chill
dren resides, the name, age,
place of residence and
name of parent or guardian,
of every person under the age OF
sixteen years in his employ at the
time of said report; And provid-
ed, also, That the certificate of any
principal or teacher of private
school, or of any institution for
the education of children, in which
the common English branches are
taught, setting forth that the work
OF said school is in compliance with
the provisions of this act, shall bs
sufficient and satisfactory evidence
thereof, and the principal or teach
er Of said school or institution
shall have the power to excuse any
child or children for non attend
ance during temporary periods, il
uccOrdanCB with the prOvisione n,