The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-09
LAW RELATING To
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
The Department of Education
Is Now Sending Out
Circulars.

The following is the extract from
the law regarding private schools which
is being sent out by the Department
Of Education to all private schools. The
law passed by the last legislature was
for the purpose of settling beyond dis
pute the question of what school at
tendance should be considered as com
plying with the law requiring school
attendance of children under school
age:
Section 2o6. All schools establish
ed and maintained by the department
in accordance with law are public
schools. All other schools established
and conducted in compliance with law
are private schools.''
Section 2o9. Any person or per-
sons desiring to establish a private
school within the Territory of Hawaii
shall, prior to the establishment there
of, make an application in writing to
the Department of Public instruction
of the Territory, which application shall
be signed by the applicant or ap-
plicants and shall state in substance ~
the name or names of the persons de-
string to establish such school; (2) the
proposed location thereof; and (3) the
course of instruction and the languages
in which such instruction is to be given.
Upon the receipt and approval of
such application, the Department of
Public instruction shall issue to the
person or persons applying therefor
permit in form to be by it approved,
authorizing the establishment of such
school; and no private school shall be
established within the Territory except
in conformity with this Chapter.
All persons conducting schools with
in the Territory other than public
schools shall on or before the first day
of October, 1907, file with the Depart
in writing signed by the person or
persons conducting such school, show
ing CD the name or names of the per-
sons in charge thereof; (2) the loca-
ton; 60 the course of instruction and
the languages in which such instruc-
ton is given.
Upon the receipt of such statement
and approval by the Department of
Public Instruction of the course of
study and instruction given, the De-
partment of Public Instruction shall is
sue to person or persons in charge of
said school a certificate, in form to be
by said Department of Public Instruc
ton prescribed, recognizing such school
as private school within the meaning
of this Chapter.
Attendance at any school established
or maintained without complying with
the terms of this section shall not be
considered attendance at a public or
private school within the meaning of
this Chapter
"Section 211. The English language
shall be the medium and basis of in
struction In all public and private
schools within the Territory and any
school where English is not the medi-
um and basis of instruction shall not
be recognized as public or private
school within the provisions of this
chapter and attendance thereat shall
not be considered attendance at school
in compliance with law; Provided, how
ever, that where it is desired that an
other language shall be taught in ad-
dition to the English language, such in
struction may be authorized by the
by direct order in any
particular instance
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