American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-09-24
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
Notice.

Notice.
To Parents, Guardians and Others
in Power County, Idaho:
The following are the provisions
Of the school law Of Idaho, Session
Laws, 1911. designed for those who
are inclined to unjustly deprive
their children of the advantages OF
a air common school education:
Encouraging Delinquency a Misde-
meanor
Section 1853. In all cases where
any child shall be a delinquent
child, a juvenile delinquent person,
or a juvenile d%isorderly person, as
defined by this Act, the parent or
parents. legal guardian, or person
having custody of such child, or
any other person responsible for, or
by any act encouraging. causing or
contributing to the delinquency OF
such child, shall be guilty OF a mis-
~demeanor, and upon trial and on
viction thereof shall be fined in a sum
not to exceed three hundred dollars
$4,000, or imprisonment in the coun-
~ jail for a period of not exceeding
six months. or shall suffer both fine
and imprisonment. The court may
impose conditions upon any person
found guilty under this act, and 10
long as such person shall comply
Herewith TO the satisfaction of the
court, the sentence imposed may be
suspended.
Children TO Attend School.
Section 100. In all districts of this
state, all parents, guardians, and other
persons having care OF children shall
instruct them, or cause them to be in
structed IN reading, writing. spelling.
English grammar, geography and ari-
thmetic. In such districts, every par
ent, guardian or other person having
charge of any child between the ages
OF eight 60 and eighteen (1S) years,
shall send such child to a public, pri-
vate or %parochial school for the entire
school year during which the public
schools are in session in such district;
Provided, however, that this chapter
shall not apply to children over four
teen (14) years of age, where such
child shall have completed the eighth
(Sth) grade or may be eligible to en-
ter any high school in such district, or
where it's help is necessary for its
own use or its parents support, or
where for good cause shown il would
be for the best interest of such child
to be relieved from the provisions of
this chapter; Provided, further, that If
a reputable physician within the dis
trict shall certify in writing that the
child's bodily or mental condition does
not permit it's attendance at school,
such child shall be exempt during
such period of disability from the re-
q%uirements of this chapter. 1t shall
be the duty of the superintendent of
the school district, II there be such
superintendent. and il not, then the
county superintendent OF schools, to
hear and determine all applications
Of children desiring. for any of the
causes mentioned here, to be exempt
ed from the provisions of this chap
ter, and If upon such application such
superintendent. hearing the same,
shall be of the opinion that such child
for any reason is entitled to be ex-
empted as aforesaid, then such super
intendent shall issue a written per-
NIT to such child. stateing therein his
reason for such exemption. And APP
peal may be taken from the decision
of such superintendent so passing up
on such application. to the probate
court of the county in which such dis
trict lies upon such child making such
application and filing the same with
the clerk or judge of said court. with
i'm ten days after its refusal by such
superintendent. for which no fee to
exceed the sum of one dollar $1,000
shall be charged, and the decision OF
the probate court shall be final. An
application for release from the pro-
visions of this chapter shall not be
renewed oftener than once in three
months.
Juvenile DisOrderly Persons Defined.
Section 161. Every child within the
provisions of this chapter who does
not attend school. as provided in the
preceding section, or who is in at
tendance at any public. private OF
parochial school. and is vicious. in
c%orrigble- or immoral in conduct, OF
who is an habitual truant from school,
or who habitually wanders about the
streets and public places during
school hours without lawful occupa-
ton OF employment. or who habitual-
~ wanders about the streets in the