The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-08-13
COMPULSORY EDUCATION NO.
TICE

To Parents, Guardians and Others in
School Districts of Ada County, Id
aho.
The following are the provisions of
the School Laws of Idaho, Session
Laws 1911, designed for those who
are inclined to unjustly deprive their
children of the advantages of a fair
common school education:
Section 159. Encouraging DeIin-
quency a Misdemeanor. In all cases
where any child shall be delinquent
! child, juvenile delinquent person,
or a Juvenile disorderly person, as
defined by this act, the parent or par
ents, legal guardian or person hav-
ing the custody of such child, or any
other person responsible for, or by
any act encouraging, causing or con
tributing to the delinquency of such
child, shall be guilty of a misdemean-
or. and upon trial and conviction
thereof shall be fined in a sum not to
exceed Three Hundred Dollars ($3OOl
or Imprisonment in the county Jail
for a period of not exceeding six
months, or shall suffer both fine and
imprisonment. The court may inn
pose conditions upon any person
found guilty under this act, and SO
long as such person shall comply
Herewith to the satisfaction of the
court, the sentence imposed may be
suspended.
Section 160. Children to Attend
School. In all school districts of this
state, all parents, guardians, and ot-
her persons having care of children
shall instruct them, or cause them to
pc instructed, in reading, writing,
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and arithmetic. In such districts, ev-
cry parent, guardian or other person
having charge of any child between
the ages of eight (S) and eighteen
t1S) years, shall send such child to
public, private, or parochial school
for the entire school year during
which the public schools are in ses-
sion in suhh district; Provided, how
ever. That this chapter shall not ap-
ply to children over fourteen (1D
| years OF age, where such child shall
have completed the eighth (S) grade
or may be eligable to enter any high
school in such district, or where its
help is necessary for it's own use or
parents support, or where for good
cause shown, it would be for the best
interest of such child to be relieved
from the provisions of this chapter:
Provided further, That if reput-
able physician within the district
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 du-
ring such period of disability from
the requirements of this chapter. 1t
shall be the duty of the superintend-
ent of the school district, if there be
such superintendent, and If not, then
the county superintendent of schools,
to hear and determine all applicati-
ons of children desiring, for any of
the causes mentioned here, to be ex-
empted from the provisions of this
chapter, 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
exempted as aforesaid, then such sup
erintendent shall issue written per-
NIT to such child, stating therein his
reason for such exemption. An ap-
peal may be taken firm such decision
| OF such superintendent so passing
upon such application, to the probate
ourt 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,
within ten days after it's refusal by
such superintendent, for which no fee
to exceed the sum of One Dollar
($1.00) shall be charged, and the de-
cision of the probate court shall be fl
nal. An application for release from
the provisions of this chapter shall
not be renewed oftener than once in
three months.
IVY M. WILSON,
County Supt. of Schools, Ada |
County, Idaho.