Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-09-17

pulsory attendance school law. passed
by the last legislature, is published for
the benefit of parents and guardians:
Section l.. Each parent. Guardian.
or other person. i'll the State oi Ncvad
having control or charge of any child
between the ages of eight and sixteen
years shall b. required to send such
child To a public school during the
time in which Il public school shall be
in session III the school district i'll which
said child resides: hut such attendance
shall be excused:
az When satisfactory evidence l.
presented to the board III trustees of
the school district III which such child
resides. that the child'S bodily or mental
condition is such ast prevent or render
inadvisible attendance at school. or
| application to study;
~ When the child has already com-
plcted the eight grades Of the preScrib-
ed grammar school course:
90 When satisfactory evidence is
\ presented To the board of trustees that
the child is being taught in a private
school, or by a private tutor, or At
home. by any person capable of teach
ing in such branches rs are usually
taught in the primary and grammar
schools Of this state;
az When satisfactory evidence is
presented to the board of trustees that
the chill's labor is necessary for its
own or parents support;
(jl When the district Supcrinten-
dent shall determine that the child'S
residence is located 1t such distance
from the public school Is 10 render at
tendance impracticablc or unsafe.
Sec. > Any child shall be deemed
a truant, in the meaning of this act,
who shall have bcen absent from school,
without valid excuse, more than three
days; and absence for Il part of II day
shall be considered rs absence for that
entire day. The teacher. attendance
officer, or other person connected with
the schools, shall send or deliver Il
written notice of such truancy to the
parent. guardian or Their person, having
control o. charge of the child. After
such notice has thus been sent To said
parent, guardian or other person, any
child who i absent from school there
after within the school wear, without
valid excuse. II or more days or parts
thereof. shall again be declared a
truant. Any child shall be declared an
habitual truant who shall have been
deemed u trUant three or more times
within the shool Year. Any child who
has once been declared It habitual truant
and who in a succeeding year is absent
from school, without valid excuse one
or more days or parts thereof, may
again I've declared AN habitual truant.
See. =. Any parent, guardian. or
other person having control or charge
of any child. to whom notice has been
given Of truanGy, rs provided in sec
ton > of this act. and who fails to pre-.
vent the child's subsequent truanCy
within that school year. shall bc deemed
guilty of II miSdcmcanor. and upon con.
victiOn shall he liable, for the first
Uifcnsc, to fine of not more than SIC
or imprisonment for not more than five
days, and for each subsequent Offcnse
than ten or more than fifty dollars. OF
! to imprisonment for not less than five
or more than Twenty-Five days. or tC
) both such fine and imprisonment.
SEC. :. Any person who induces OIL
| attempts To induce any child Ia he ali
I sent unlawfully from school, or who
> knowingly employs or harbOrs while
school is in session any child absent
~unlawfully from school, shall he deemed
guilty of Il misdcmcanor. and on con
t viction shall he punished by Il fine o
t not more than fifty dollars or by i'm
l "prisOnmcnt of not more than twenty
five days, or 10y both such fine and i'm
~prisonIncnt.
; e x. Any parent. guardian. %
other person who makes u false state
mcnt concerning the age of school at
, tendance Of a child between the ages .
eight and sixteen years who is under
his control or charge, such false state
mcnt being made with the intent t,
deceive under this act. shall he dccmC,
guilty Of Il mis1cmcanor, aud on con
~viction, shall h. punished by Il fine o
not more than fifty dollars or by I'M
prisunmcnt Of not more than twenty
' five days. Or by both such fine add inn
priSOnmcnt.