The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-06-03

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General Assembly Of the State O
South Carolina, That from an(
after the first day of July, one
Thousand nine hundred and fif
teen, every parent, guardian, OF
any person, temporarily or per.
manently residing in the State of
South Carolina, having charge
or control of a child or children
between the ages of eight and
fourteen years, shall cause such
child or children to attend the
local public school in the district
IN which he resides, continuously
for the entire school term of each
year, except as hereinafter pro-
vided. This period of compul-
sorry attendance shall commence
at the beginning of the school
term nearest to the eighth birth
day Of such child. and shall cover
the compulsory period of six con-
Secutive school years thereafter.
This period of compulsory at
tendance for each public school
shall commence at the beginning
of the school term of said school,
unless otherwise ordered by the
County Board of Education in
writing; in case of town or cities
of two thousand or more inhabi-
tants, according to the preceding
Federal census, by the Board of
Trustees Of the public schools of
said towns or cities with the ap-
proval in writing of the County
Superintendent of Education.
Continuous attendance upon
some other public schooI, orupon
some private or church school
taught by competent teachers,
may be accepted in lieu of at
tendance upon the local public
school; Provided, That such
period of continuous attendance
upon such other school shall be
for at least as long as the public
school term each year: Provid-
ed, further, That any private
school or church school receiv-
ing for instruction pupils be-
tween the ages Of eight and four
teen years shall be required to
keep such records of attendance
of such children, and to render
such reports Of same as are here
matter required of Public schools,
and attendance upon such school
refusing or neglecting to keep
such records or to render such
reports, shall not be accepted in
lieu of attendance upon the
local public school Of the said
town, city or district where the
child shall be entitled to attend:
Provided, further, That the COM
pulsory school term in all agri-
cultural districts shall be four
months, or the full term if the
school runs less than four
months, said term to be fixed by
the Board of Trustees of such
district; and any child or chill
dren not engaged in work at
home in such agricultural dis
tricts, must attend a full term.
This four months compulsory
provision shall also apply to all
children residing in agricultural
districts and attending schools
in any town located in such dis
t1ictS.
Sec. 2. This Act shall not ap-
ply in any case in which the
child's physical or mental con-
ditisn, as attested by any legally
qualified physician before the
Board of Trustees having juris-
diction Of the matter under this
Act, renders his attendance i'm
practicable or inexpedient; or in
any case in which the child re-
sides two and one-half miles or
more by the nearest travelled
route from the schoolhouse; or
in any case in which, because of
extreme poverty, the services of
such child are necessary for his
own support or the support Of
his parents, as attested by affi-
davit of such parents and of
such witnesses as the Trustees
Of the district may require; or in
any case in which said parent,
guardian, or other person hav-
ing charge or control of the child
shall show before the Trustees
Of the district by affidavit of
himself and of such witnesses
as they may require that the
child is without necessary books
and clothing for attending school
and that he is unable to provide
thenecessary books and clothing:
Provided, That when books and
clothes shall have been supplied
by any means whatsoever, the
child shall no longer be exempt
from this provision: Provided,
further, That if the child lives
two and one-half miles or more
from the eschoolhouse. and means
Of transportation is furnished,
the said child, if otherwise eligi-
BILE, shall be required to attend
the said school under the pro-
visions hereof, and it shall be
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