Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-09-15
CHILDREN MUST
ATTEND SCHOOL,

to allow their suns and daughters
between the ages of eight and
sixteen years, 10 perform labor in
stores and Offices when they 5hould
be attending school. Yet such
is the law Of this state as will be
seen by reading the following
sections of the statutes. The law
requires that every child of school
age must attend school:
Section 203 Each parent,
guardian. or other person in the
state of Nevada, having control or
charge of any child between the
ages of eight and sixteen years,
shall he required to send such
child to a public school during
the time in which public school
shall be in session IN the school
district in which said child re-
sides: but such attendance shall
be excused:
! When satisfactory evidence is
presented to the board of trustees
of the school district in which such
child resides. that the child's
bodily or mental condition is such
as to prevent or render inadvisable
attendance at school, or applica-
tiun TO study A certificate from
any reputable physician that the
child is not sble to attend school,
or that its attendance is inadvis-
able. must be taken as satisfactory
evidence by any such board.
2 When the child has already
completed the eight grades Of the
prescribed gramnar-school course.
3 When satisfactory evidence
is presented to the board Of
trustees that the child is being
taught at a private school, or by
pi'Na'' SHtOi VI AZ HOHIt, ny
any person capable of teaching in
such branches as are usually
taught in the primary and
grammar schools of this state.
When satisfactory evidence
is presented TO the board Of
trustees that the child's labor is
necessary for its own or It's
parents support.
5 When the deputy superinten-
dent shall determine that the
child's residence is located at such
distance from the public school as
to render attendance impraCiicable
Or unsafe.
Sec. 2OI. Any child shall be
deemed n trUsnt, in the meaning
OF this act, who shall have heen
absent from school, without valid
excuse, more than thrc" days: and
absence for any part of day
shall be considered as absence for
that entire day. The teacher,
attendance officer. or other person
connected with the schools, shall
sen d or deliver q written note of
such truancy to the parent, guard
ian, or other person, having con-
troll or charge Of the child. After
such notice has thus been
furnished or sent to said parent,
guardian or other person, any
child who is absent from school
thereafter within the school year,
without valid excuse, one or more
days or parts thereof, shall be
deemed n truant. Any child shall
be declared an habitual truant
who shall have been deemed p
truant three or more times within
the school year. Any child who
has once been declared an habitual
truant and who in a succeeding
year is absent from school without
valid excuse, for one or more
days or parts thereof, may again
be declared an habitual truant.
Sec. 205 Any parent, guard
ian, or other person having control
or charge of any chld, to whom
notice has been given of truancy,
as provided in section 204 Of this
act AMI who fails to prevent thu
childs subsequent truancy withir
that year. shall he deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and upon con
viction shall be liable, for the frs
ofFense, to fine Of not more thar
than ten dollars or Imprisonment
for not more than five days, ant
for each subsequent ofrense h,
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