Yellowstone monitor., 1913-07-24
Changes In TIE School Laws

County Superintendent Harriet Kelly
Felt has sent letters to all the school
boards of Dawson county, calling at
tention to various changes which have
been effected in the school laws, cop
les of which were recently mailed to
them. Excerpts from these follow.
The compulsory school law has been
slightly changed. Under the new law,
the county superintendent is truant
officer, if none other is appointed.
All teachers and district clerks report
all cases of truancy and non-attend-
ance to the Superintendent.
Every parent, guardian, or other
person having charge of any child be-
tween the ages of eight and fourteen
years shall send such child to school
for the FULL time school is in session,
which shall in no case be less than six
teen weeks during any current year,
and said attendance shall begin during
TIE first week of the school term, un-
less the child is excused from such at
tendance by the city superintendent,
county superintendent, or district
clerk. All children between the ages
of fourteen and sixteen years not en-
gagged in some regular employment
shall attend school for the full term
during which the school of the district
in which they reside, is in session, un-
less excused for a good and suffi-
cient reason.
Any parent guardian, or other person
having the care and custody of child
between the ages of eight and fourteen
years, who shall fail to comply with
the provisions of this section shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and upon con-
viction shall be fined not less than five
dollars and not more than twenty
page 76)
The board of trustees in any district
of the third class shall not issue any
warrant for charts, maps or other ap-
paratus unless the same is authorized
by the County Superintendent. -
page 81, Par. 513)
mo warrants issued by third class
districts in payment for maps, etc,
shall be paid by the County Treasurer
until such warrant has been counter
signed by the County Superintendent. y
page 126, Par. 22O4)
School districts contemplating build
ing will be interested, relating to
architecture. pages IS. sc, 81
mo school house shall hereafter be
erected, repaired or enlarged in any
school district of the state at an ex
pense to exceed five hundred dollars
5000 until the plans and specifications
thereof shall have been submitted to
the State Board of Health, and it's ap-
proval endorsed thereon; provided that
districts of the second and third class
shall also have the approval of the
State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton. Such plans shall show in detail,
the heating, lighting, and ventilation
of such building
The State Board of Health has two
model plans, for large and small
building, which they send out free to
school boards upon request.
1.-The board of trustees in districts Of
the third class must have the
school room thoroughly scrubbed and
cleaned, including the floor, interior
woodwork and windows at least every
three months.
At the last meeting Of the State
Board of Health, regulations were
passed abolishing the roller towel and
the common drinking cup from
public buildings. Many districts COM
ply with this by furnishing paper cups,
while in others each child furnishes his
own.
Tenure of Office of Teachers:
After election of any teacher or
principal for the second consecutive
year in any district in the state, such
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reelected from year to year thereafter
unless the board Of trustees shall, by a
majority vote of its members on or be-
fore the first of May, give a notice in
writing to such teacher or principal
that his services will not be required
for the ensuing year; provided that in
the case of principals in charge OF
school systems such notice shall be civ,
en- on or before Feb. 1st.'
A standard for rating Montana
schools has been prepared by the State
Superintendent, to be filled out by the
county superintendent after visitation
and inspection.
The Independent publishes the stan
dard for rating of Montana rural
schools, believing that all such districts
take pride enough in the matter to at
tempt TO gain high rating. The
points allowed are marked compare
lively by the county superintendent,