The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-15


other person responsible Tor Ne cHilu
must see to it that the child goes 10
school. The other, persons. III idcl'
means employers of child laDof
The board of education, aslD Inc rep
resentaticn of Superintendent u n
Christensen, and on it's own 8ccouht as
well, has taken steps to Iorce lIe
laws in regard TO the keepylg OF cnH-
dren out of school. The Rraellce mas
become so very serious THAI soihetHing
has to be done Yesterday Judge h Z;
Henderson, the president Of ne Doard
of education, issued the following open
letter, which is intended Tor parents
employers of children, is lself-explana-
tory and likewise emphatic:
What the Law Says.
Your attention is xnvited to the follow
ing quotations from the law:
Section IS62-Every parent guardian, or
other person having control of any child
between and Is years OF age snail De
required to send such child TO public,
district or pripAte school in the district
in which he Essides, at least twenty weeks
in each schSN year, ten weeks of which
shall be consecutive; provided that In
cities of ~ first and second class such
children SHall be required to attend school
east s %egs ba in eaeh ssh19 y eTd
vided, Nat in each year parent, guardian
or OTTER person having control of any
child shail be excused from such duty by
the school board of the district or the
board of education of the city, as the case
may be, whenever it is shown to their sat
isfaction that one of the following rea-
sons exist:
1-That such child is taught at home
in tie branches prescribed by law for
the same length of time as children are
required by law TO be taught in the dis
trict school.
2.-That such child has already acquired
A. L., TN fr,f dfe-
trict schools
3.-That such child is in such physical
or mental condition (Which may be certi-
fled by competent physician If required
by the board as to render such attend
ance inexpedient or impracticable. If no
such school is taught the requisite length
of time within two and one-half miles OF
the residence of the child by the nearest
road, such attendance shall not be en-
forced.
4.-That such child is attending some
public. district or private school.
5.-That the services of such child are
necessary to the support of mother or
The evidence of the existence of any OF
these reasons for nOn-attendance must
be in each case sufficient to satisfy the
superintendent. OF the county or city in
which the child resides; and the superin-
tendent, upon the presentation of such
evidence shall issue a certificate stating
that the holder is exempted from attend
ance during the time therein specified.
Section 1963-Any parent guardian or
other person having control of any child
between S and 16 years Of age who will
fully fails TO comply with the require
ments of the last preceding section, shall
be guilty of misdemeanOr
School law. approved March 9, 1905.
After Friday, oct. 20. but thirty weeks
Of the school year remain, and conse-
quently all children between the ages of
and l6 not yet enrolled must enter at
once and attend regularly to satisfy the
requirements of the law.
The following extract is taken from an
act passed by the last legislature creating
the juvenile court:
In all cases where any child be a delin-
quent child, or juvenile delinquent person,
as defined by section Of this act, the