The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-05
NO. 70.
AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN SEC
TIONS OF THE PUBLIC STAT
UTES, RELATING TO SCHOOL
ATTENDANCE.

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ATTENDANCE.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section l. Section 1929 Of the Pub
lie Statutes, as amended by section 2
of No. 90 of the acts of 1910, is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec 1929 A person having the
control of child between the ages of
eight and sixteen years shall, unless
such child is mentally or physically
unable to so attend, or has already
acquired the branches required to be
taught in the elementary schools, or
is otherwise being furnished with the
same education or is legally excused
from attending school, cause such
child to attend a public school con-
tinuously at least one hundred fifty
days, not including holidays and other
days allowed teachers by law, and,
If the school in which such child is
pupil is held for more than one hun
dred fifty days, shall cause such child
to continue in school unless excused
in writing by the town or union super
intendent.
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acts of 1910, is hereby amended so as
to read as follows
Sec. 4. A person having control of
child and claiming exemption from
the laws requiring school attendance
on account of age of such child, ask
ing admission of such child TO pub
lie school, Or seeking an employment
certificate for such child, SHALL when
required by the town or union super
intendent or by an employer furnish
evidence of the age of such child.
Sec. 3. Section 1880 of the Public
| Statutes, as amended by section l of
No. 43 of the acts of 1908, is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 1890 If a person having the
control of a child over sixteen years
of age allows such child to be enrolled
as a pupil in public school, or in
school in which his tuition is paid at
! the public expense. he shall cause
such child to attend such school reg
ularly during tho term for which he
| is enrolled, unless he is mentally or
physically unable to continue or is
excused in writing by the town or
union superintendent.
Sec. 4. Section 1882 of the Public
Statutes is hereby amended so as 10
read as follows;
Sec 1882 In case a child between
the ages of eight and sixteen years,
who is not excused or exempted by
law from attending school. fails to
enter such school at the beginning
thereof, or, being enrolled, fails to
] aftan1 fbp IN a child
seven years of age or over sixteen
years Of age becomes enrolled in
public school and fails to attend, the
teacher shall forthwith notify the tru-
ant officer, unless said teacher is sat
isfied that such child is absent on ac-
count of sickness.
Sec. 5. Section 1899 of the Public
Statutes, as amended by section . of
No 43 of the acts of 1908, is hereby
amended so as to read as follows
Sec. 1888. Said truant officer shall,
upon such notice, forthwith inquire
into the cause of such child's non-at-
/ tendance; and, if he finds that such
child is required by law to attend
school, he shall, i'm writing, notify the
person having control of such child
that such child is a truant and also
notify such person to cause such child
to attend school regularly thereafter
Upon such notice of the truant officer
If the person having control of such
child fails, without legal excuse, to
cause such child to attend school reg
ularly thereafter, said truant officer
shall forthwith enter complaint to
the town grand juror of the town in
which said person resides, or to the
states attorney of the county. who
shall prosecute said person. and said
person shall be fined as provided in
section 1913 of the Public Statutes.
Sec. 6. A truant officer may stop
a child between the ages of eight and
sixteen years, or child seven years
or over sixteen years of age who has
become enrolled in a school, wherever
found during school hours, and take
him to the school which he should at
tend and notify him, in writing. to
attend regularly thereafter; and said
truant officer may at any time notify
child in writing, who is not legal
ly excused or exempt from attending,
that he must attend school regularly
thereafter. A child subject to the
provisions of this act who fails to
comply with the written notice given
him by a truant officer in accordance
with this section shall be deemed a
| truant: and, on complaint of said tru-
ant officer, the town grand juror Of
the town of which such child is a resi-
dent, or the states attorney OF the
county, shall prosecute said child.
Upon conviction as a truant such child
may be sentenced to the Vermont in
dustrial school for a period of not less
than thirty weeks.
Sec Z. Section 1887 of the Public
Statutes as amended by section of
No. 43 of the acts of 1908, is hereby
amended so as TO read as follows:
Sec. 1887. II person having CON
troll Of child represents to the truant
officer that such child is mentally or
physically unable TO attend school, and
the truant officer believes or has rea-
son to believe that such statement is
false. he may request the health Of
ficer of the town or a competent
physician to examine such child and
report the facts to such officer, and
the expense of such examination shall
be paid from the school funds Of the
town.
Sec. s. Section OF No. AZ Of the
acts Of 1905. is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec. 4. Unless physically OF mental
ly unable to attend or having complet-
ed the course of study prepared for
elementary schools or excused in
writing by the town or union superin-
tendent. a child between the ages of
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