The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-08-19
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
NOTICE
To Parents, Guardians and others il
School Districts Of Lewis County,
Idaho.
The following are the provisions OIL
the school law Of Idaho, Session Laws,
1911; designed for those who are in
clined TO unjustly deprive their child
zen Of the advantages Of a fair common
school education
Encouraging Delinquency
Misdemeanor.
SECTION l59. In all cases where
any child shall be delinquent child,
a juvenile delinquent person, OF a ju-
venile dis0rderly person. as defined by
this Act, the parent or parents, legal
guardian or persons having custody Of
such child, OF any other person re-
sponsible for. or By any act encourag-
ing, causing OF contributing to the de-
lnquency OF such child, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
trial and conviction thereof shall be
fined in sum not to exceed Three
Hundred Dollars $500, or imprison-
ment in the county Jail for period OF
not exceeding six months, OF 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 COM
ply Herewith to the satisfaction OF the
court. the sentence imposed may be
suspended.
Children to Attend School.
SECTION loo. In all districts of
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 OF other person
having charge Of any child between
ages OF eight Isl and eighteen (IS) /
years, shall send such child TO public,
private OF pnochial school for the en-
tire school year during which the
public schools are in session in such
district; Provided, however. That
this chapter shall not apply to children
over fourteen I'd years of age, where
such child has completed the eighth
(S) grade, or may be eligible TO enter :
any high school in such district, OF
where It's help IS necessary for its own
use o. lis parents support, or where
ior good cause shown il would be for
he best interest Of such child to be .
-elieyed from the provisions OF this
chapter: Provided, further, that If S
equitable physician within the distTic,
hall certify II writing that the child 5 d
,odily OF mental condition does not 5,
lermit It's attendance Al school. such :,
hid shall be exempt during such d
eriod Of disability from the require 4,
aents Of this chapter. Il shall De the a,
uty OF the superintendent OF the 81
,hool dis.ricG. if there be such super Ii
.tendsnt, and # nor, then the county
ipeTintendent Of schools. TO hear and to
sIsrnins III applications Of children cc
esiring, for any Of the causes men
oned here, 10 De exempted from the
Of this chapter, and il upon n,
5ch application such superintendent. Nv
caring the sane. shall De Of the
linion that such child ior any reason
entitled 10 be exempted as Aforesaid, f1
en- such superintendent shall issue 2 =:
ritten permit 10 such child, stating ~
.ezein his reason io- such exemption.
I appeal may De taken from the de- ~
sion Of such superintendent 50 pass %
z upon such application, 10 the pro
re couEt Of the county IN which such M
strict lies upon such child making
ch application and fling the same hu
It'd the clerk OF Judge OF said court,
thin ten days after lis refusal By such ~
pe1intendent, for which no fee to
coed the sum ofOne Dollar lsl.00) M
al be charged, and the decision Of o.
{ probate court shall be final. An
plica,ion sor release from the pro- nu
lions Of this chapter shall not be re-
wed oftener than once in three -Au
,nths.
ivenile Disorderly Persons Defined. r.
l61. Every child within
provisions Of this chapter who does
attend school, as provided in the
csding section, or who is in attend
( at any public, private or parochial o'h'
DOL, and is vicious, incouigible or M
moral in conduct, or who is an ha- iiai
al truant from school, or who hlili
i.ually wanders about the streets Sho
public places during school hours said
out lawful occupation, or employ 1 w
i, or who habitually wanders about ne
streets in the night time, having no Or
loymenf or lSwful occupation, shall :. u
eemed a juvenile disoTderly person, tam