The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-30
PARENTS MAY
RECEIVE PAY
FOR SENDING THEIR CHILDREN
TO SCHOOL UNDER CERTAIN
CONDITIONS, SAYS
LAW.

INDECENT parents of children within
school age may draw maximum OF
So a week from school boards provid-
ed thev send their children To school
and their claim is approved by the jul
yenile court judge This is made pos
sible by an act of the recent legisla-
ture. an act which escaped general
notice i'm the mass of other legislation
The law is now in effect, but owing
tn the fact that its provisions are
known to comparatively few, no lam
ilv has applied to the board of edu-
cation or the juvenile court for reliei'
The act was designed to enable poor
families to send children to school IN
| stead of putting them to work to help
support the home. Compensation
Of 50 "A week child, but not to eX-
coed Sc a week for any one family Is
allowed. this to be paid out of the
maintenance fund of the board OF edu-
cation on recommendation of the Ju-
venile nudge after an investigation py
a truant officer.
The act which is No. 1913 Of the Pub
Tic Acts of 1911, reads as follows;
"Anv truant officer of this state when
authorized by the board of education
ia investigate and when SATISFIED 'h''
an, child within his jurisdiction re-
5 o,ired nv law to attend Is unaDle 7"
do so by reason of the fact tha' 'H'
8 soryice of said child is absolutely re-
. ouireJ for the support OF hlihseil u
. herself or To assist i'm the support o.
care Of others legally entitled to III
r or nor services. such person or person
a being unable to support or care ~
S themselves such truant officer shail re
n mort the case to the board oil educa'io'
~ the school district in when III
Il ohild resides. and such board OF educa
s zion shall be authorized to ana ma
a 10 tbair discretion grant such reliet a
IS will enable the child to attehu sV"o'
during the entire school year III d
a cases where such relief is hecessa,
= bo said hoard of education shaH
ID outhorizcd to. and may, in their ui'
~ ,,atior furnish to such child the nee
l. ..,.or,, toxtbooks free of charge, IN az
dition To such other necessary asS''
C. ance or support. =,
be "Section . For the purposes III III
Ia act provided such board Oh eoue'''''
ar shall nay, during the school year
he ,,o family of such child a sum not
us ,,,cood s3 a week, nor more than
an n week for the children oil one la''i
nd soid money shall be paid in the sai
,,orner and out of the same fund
arc the current expenses for the MAJ
tenance Of public schools n
section 3. 1t shall be the duty
-. Tho truant officer or treasurer OF
school board in the district Wi'e'o
ION child is receiving aid under the p'
ob ,.ision of this act to disburse the lui
not borcin provided for, and to lhVestiE'
a ,ho environment of the child ana
m n,ol,e an itemized report monthiy
.ty. the school board or some o.'iei o.i
old amounted by the board OF the ni''ii,
ir which sucn funds were eXpehu
- " provided. that in cities having
-, Tile court such investigation 81
hit. be made by such court -,
,r,, nso,tion A. The truant officer 81
ory notify the teachers to whom any 9
ado receiving aid under the PROVE
the act may be assigned and II -
Tow no the duty Of the teacher nav
lies charge of such child to report mon mo,
J.. to the school board through the
,r- nerintcndent of schools inc pros
90 s,cb child is making in MS OF
90 .chool work. and the record oil at''
mo- orce together with other ihiori,
Ana os NAV be deemed necessary
and truant officer shall receive 'iio =
we're compensation for the time 50 ems :,
non nndor the provisions of tnis act ~
this uacoives for similar services perior
. NV him. and shall be paid in the
The closing paragraph OF secu,
t. constructed to mean that truar
nonrt oaicer making Investigation
COW ann,ications from needy families
nanoivo extra compensation lor
lam work.
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