Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1913-07-18
compulsory Attendance

,cr TO MAKE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE COMPULSORY
oro, Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
ne " children Required Attend School, Age to -
Al Term Four Months
4on / That from and after the first day of july
md nine hundred and thirteen every parent 6nar-
one other persons in the State of North Carolina HAVING
dd control of child children between the AGES Of
nais. r,yeye years. shall such child or children to
@ be local public school in the district town or cv in
' siiies continuously for months of the school
oh year. except as hereinafter provided This ner
Fn ,,nnlsroy attendance shall commence at the hedn
u ,upusory period OF the school term nearest To
6 @ birthday such child children and shall cover
slry period Of four consecutive school years there
ms period OF compulsory attendance for each public
I'M spal commence at the beginning OF the school term
~ school unless otherwise ORDERED oy the county board
n,e5filu or, case OF towns or cities OF two th0u-
r more inhabitants by the boaru Oh trustees OF the
~ schools ot sad towns or cities. Continuous attend
mon some other pubc schoo or upon any private or
o sIoo taught ny competent teachers may be accent
m O, Attendance upon the local public schools: PRO-
:, a Mai sald period OF continuous attendance upon such
m oo shall be tor at least four months OF each YEAR
dga lrner mat any.p1vate or church school receivne
instruction pupils between the ages or eight ana twelve
= bal lie required 10 Keep such records of attendance
1 caldren alQ render such reports of same as arc
3uer requlleu o. pubic schools. AND attendance IN
b school refusing or negiectlng to keep such records
~ enQer such reports shall not be accepted in lieu OF
ance upon the local puOc school of district town
rcuy which the cnlo shall De entltle TO attend Pro-
e e peolu OF compulsory attendance Shall be in force
M between the ages OF eight fifteen wears in
cnel county
EXEMPTIONS
Section This act shall apply in any case in which
chic physical mental condtOn, attested by anv
sy Qualhed physician before any having ursdic-
on unQer act renders ms attendance impractcabe or
epealent any Case III which the chnu resides two
Oue-1a or mole ny the nearest travelled route
m lie scnoolouse, III ally case Ill which, because OF
rene poNtlty such chic necessary for
own SUPPORT Is palenls, aIleoltu Nv
ahuavlJ OF paIol4,s witnesses as the
tendance otceI may t4ue; ally case IN which said
nt GUARDIAN oler pesoA having charge control OF
chic shall any magistrate ny affidavit OF
mse WITNESSES as Tie abundance otcer may
Qure that without necessary books ana cloth
Tor attending school, that he unable to provide
necessary clothes flovoe0 when books
Gohes shall have bccL provl0eu, Though charity by
1meaAs The CHINO Shall lohser be exempt from at
ndance tins prOvlsUn
u
Section g. Every parent, guardian, other person in
Gale OF Norm taronla having Charge or
d or children between the ages elgnt ana
Eelve years snall cause SAID child to attend
OOl alOreSal0 trOWOeO, That occasional abstnce
nm such atlenuanCeS NY sucn amounting TO not
ore Than uueACuStu absences consecutive
ekS Shall be unlawful Provided further, that the
nlen0ent principal teacher Ill charge any school
a excuse any temporary because OF
usual STORM DAD weather, SICKNESS oeatn In the
O Ianly, unforeseen unavoidable acc0ents and sucn
ue ana shall by Sau SUPER
aent principal teacher IN charge school ana re-
NdO the abundance Omcef hereinafter provlded:|
Ne lurther that OF prOtracleu illness OF anv
whose attendance required act or in case
udIdhtne OF the home which the child resides upon
' Ol the health officer upon satisfactory evidence to
eAec the attendance officer excuse from attend
SucA chld ull lully restored TO health until
uN4e Ie4uAed by that shall stay out or school
quoIaAtIne has
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF LAW
s'00n ANY parent, guardian other person violat-
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