Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-09-04
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
NOTICE.
To Parents, Guardians and others
In Elmore County Idaho

TO FArenI8, 1udTuiaH1 anu OtHev1
In Elmore County Idaho
The following are the provisions of
the cshool law of Idaho, Session Laws,
1911, designed for those who are in
clined to unjustly deprive their chill
dren of the advantages oof fair com
mon school education:
ENCOURAGING Delinquency Misde
meanor
Section 159. In all cases where
any child, a Juvenile delinquent, or
juvendle disorderly person, az de-
fined by this Act, the parent or
parents, legal guardian, or person hav
ing custody OF such child, or any
other person responsible for, or by
amy act encouraging, causing or com
trdbuting to the delinquency of such
child, shall be guilty OF misdemean-
or, and upon trial and conviction there
of shall be fined in SUM not to
exceed Three Hundred Dollars $4,000
or Imprisonment In the county jail for
a period of not exceeding six months.
or shall suffer both fine and imprdson
ment. The Court may impose con-
ditions upon any person found guilty
under this Act, and so long as usch
person shall comply Herewith to the
satisfaction of the court, the sentence
imposed may be suspended.
Children to Attend School
I 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
instructed, In reading, writing, spell
ing, English, geography and arithme-
tic. In such districts, every parent,
guardian or other person having char
of any child between the ages OF
eight (S) and eighteen (1S) years
shall send such child to a public,
private 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 chill
dren over fourteen (14) Years of age,
where such child shall have complet-
ed the eighth (8) grade, or may be
eligible to enter any high school In
such district, or where Its help Ia
/, necessary for Its own use Or Its par
ents' 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 reputable
physician within the district shall GER
tify 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 requirements of
this chapter. 1t shall be the duty OF
the superintendent of the school dis
trict, Ii there be such superintendent,
and II not, then the county superinr
tendent of schools. to hear and deter
mine all applications of children desil
ing, Tor any of the causes mentioned
here, to be exempted from the pro-
visions OF this chapter, and liz upon
application such superintendent, hear.
ing the same, shall be of the opinion
that such child for amy reason Is en-
titled to be exempted as aforesaid,
then such superintendent shall issue
written permit to such child, stat
ing therein his reason for such ex-
emption. An appeal may be taken
from the decision Of such superintend
ent so passing upon such application,
to the probate court Of the county In
which such district hes upon such
child making such application and
filing the same with the clerk or
Judge of said court, within ten days
after Its refusal by such superintend-
emit, for which no fee to exceed the
sum OF One Dollar ($1.00) shall be
charged. and the decision of the
probate court shall be final. An ap-
plication for release from the pro-
Visions of this chapter shall not be
renewed oftener than once In three
months.
Juvenile DisorderIy Person Defined.
Section 161. Every child within tn
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 or
parochial school, and de- vicious, In
corrigible or immoral In conduct, or
who 10 an habitual truant from
school, or who habitualH wanders