Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-04
THE new SCHOOL LAW.

several important SecClOnS Oh Cne new
school law for the information of those
having in their charge children of
school age. The intention of this
law is to produce better results in>the
matter of attendance upon the schools
of the state.
Section /. All parents, guardians
and other persons in this state having
or who may hereafter have immediate
custody of any child between eight and
fifteen years of age shall cause such
child to attend the public school Of
the district in which the child resides
for the full time which such school
may be in session, or shall attend
private school for the same, unless
the child is physically or mentally
unable to attend school, has already
obtained a reasonable proficiency in
the branches required by law to be
taught in the first eight grades of
public schools of this state as provided
by the course of study of the said
school, is otherwise being furnished
with the same education, or has been
excused from such attendance for some
other sufficient reason, by the superin-
tendent of the schools Of the district
in which the child resides, if there be
such superintendent, and, in other
cases, by the county superintendent of
common schools. Proof of absence
from the public school or approved
private school shall be prima facie
evidence of violation of this section.
Sec. 2. No child under the age Of
fifteen years shall be employed for
any corporation, person or association
of persons in this state during the
hours which the public schools Of the
district in which such child resides
are in session, unless the said child
shall present a certificate from a
school superintendent, as provided for
in section one of this act, excusing
the said child from attendance in the
public schools and setting forth the
reason for such excuse. the residence
and age of the child, and the time tor
which excuse is given.
Sec. 3. Any person violating any
of the provisions of either of the two
proceeding sections shall be fined not
more than twenty-five dollars.
Attendance officers shall make COM
plant for violation of the provisions
of this act, to a justice of the peace
or to a judge of the superior court.
Sec. 4. To aid in the endorsement
of this act, attendance officers shall
be appointed and employed as follows
In incorporated city districts the
board of directors shall annually ap-
point one or more attendance officers.
The attendance officer is authorized
to take into custody the person of any
child between eight and fifteen year;
of age, who may be truant from
school and to conduct said child to his
parents, for investigation and ex'
PLANTATION, or to the school which he
should properly attend. The attend
ance officer shall institute proceedings
against any officer, parent. guardian,
person, company or corporation
violating any provisions of this act
and shall otherwise discharge th'
duties prescribed in this act, and shal
perform such other services as th'
superintendent of shoots OF the boar
of directors may ceem necessary.
Sc. 5. Any attendane officer, sheriff
marshal. policeman, or any other Office
authorized to make arrest in the cit.
district, shall arrest without war
rant child who, under the provision
of this act is required to atten'
; school, such child being then truan
from instruction at the school whicl
he or she is lawfully required +
attend, shall forthwith deliver chill
SO arrested either to the custody of
person in parental relation to tn
child or the teacher from whom tn
child is then truant, or, in case o
habitual or incorrigible truants. shal
bring him or her before justice O
the peace. The justice of the peac
r shall, if he be convinced that the chill