Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-08-27
CHILDREN TO ATTEND SCHOOL

To Parents, Guardians and Others OF
Lincoln County, Idaho:
For the benefit of those who are
unfamiliar with the compulsory
school law, the following sections OF
The school law are printed
Section 159. In all cases where
any child shall be a delinquent child.
1 juvenil delinquent person. or
juvenile disorderly person. as defin-
ID by this act, the parent or parents
legal guardian, or person having the
ustody OF such child, or any other
person responsible for, or by any acl
encouraging, causing. or contributine
70 the delinquency of such child, shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, and uDon
trial and conviction thereof shall be
fined in a sum not to exceed three
hundred dollars $1,000, or imprison-
ment in the county 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 so long as such person
shall comply Herewith to the salts
faction of the court, the sentence i'm
posed may be suspended
Section 100 In all school districts
in this state, all parents, guardians.
and other persons having care of
children shall instruct them, or cause
them to be instructed, in reading.
writing, spelling, English grammar.
geography and arithmetic. In such
districts, every parent, guardian or
other person having charge of any
child between the ages of eight (S)
and eighteen 18) years, shall send
such child to public, private, or
parochial school for the entire school
year during which the public schools
in session in
vided, however: That this chapter
shall not apply to children over four
teen (l4) years of age, where such
child shall have completed the
eighth 80 grade, or may be eligible
to enter any high school in such dis
trlct, or where its help is necessary
for its own use or its parents sup
port, or where for good cause shown
II would be for the best interest of
such child to be relieved from the
provisions of this chapter; provided
further: That if a reputable physi-
clan within the district shall certify
in writing that the child's bodily or
mental condition does not permit IFS
attendance at school, such child shall
be exempt during such period of dis
ability from the requirements of this
chapter. 1t shall be the duty of the
superintendent of the school district
[.
IL not, then the county superintend-
ent or schools, to hear and determine
all applications of children desiring
Tor any of the causes mentioned here
to be exempted from the provisions
OF TINS chapter, and If upon such an
pllcation such superintendent hear
ing the same shall be of the opinion
mat such child for any reason is en-
Titled to be exempted as aforesaid
then such superintendent shall issue
a written permit to such child. stat
ing therein his reason for such ex-
emptlon. An appeal may be taken
from the decision of such sunerin-
tendent so passing upon such apnIi-
cation, to the probate court of the
county In which such district lies
upon such child making such ami
cation and filing the same with The
clerk or judge of said court. within
ten days after its refusal by such SIM
erlntendent, for which no fee TO ey-
ceed the sum of one dollar (s1 oOl
snail be charged, and the decision ~
the probate court shall be final An
application for the release from the
provisions of this chapter shall NOT
be renewed oftener than once In
three months. STELLA COOK
! @-ot county Superintendent.