Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-07-15
FREE TUITION FOR NON RESIDENT HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS UNDER 1915 LAWS
MAXIMUM TUITION FIXED AT So
EXCEPT IN SCHOOLS WHICH
HAVE VOCATIONAL COURSES
WHERE 81 rs LIMIT.

Under the provisions of the laws O
the last session of the legislature tn,
pupils of every school district will b,
afforded the privilege of attending
high school and will be given fre.
tuition. There has been no provision:
of this kind heretofore in this state ant
parents of pupils who are attending
high school from country districts ant
districts where high school advantages
are not afforded have been compelled
in addition to paying the board of theii
children to advance tuition where theil
children are attending.
Under the provisions of the new law
the districts from which the students
come will have to meet the expenses Of
tuition. The maximum charge for tut
tion is fixed, except where high schools
maintain departments of agriculture
home economics, manual training and
other vocational work, in which case
the maximum amount fixed as tuition
is $4.00. This should increase the at
tendance of the high schools through
out the state and also make the bene-
fits of high school training available
to everyone. The provisions of the law
are printed herewith so as to afford full
information to those who may desire it.
Payment by District.
Section 1876. All school districts
within the state of Idaho which do not
maintain a four-year high school shall
pay tuition for pupils of such district
who have completed the course offered
therein, and who desire to attend high
school in another district. If the two
districts are in the same county, the
amount of tuition as hereinafter set
forth shall be transferred by the county
superintendent from the district where
in the pupil resides to the district
wherein he attends high school from
the county school fund. If the two
districts are in different counties, the
county superintendent of one county
shall remit to the county superintend-
ent of the other county and the amount
remitted shall be charged to the ac-
count of the district in the county
wherein the pupil lives and credited to
the high school. Payment of such hign
school tuition shall be judged a part
of the necessary minimum expense of
any district in applying special aid,
under section 81, chapter 159, laws 1911,
as amended by section of chapter 13,
laws 1912.
Section 1877 The maximum rate of
tuition shall be three dollars ($3.00)
per pupil per school month with the
exception that high schools maintain
ing departments of agriculture, home
economics, manual training or other
vocational work may receive four dol
lars {$4.00) per school month when at
least two (2) such departments are ap-
proved by the county superintendent
of public instruction and the state
board of education. Tuition shall be
charged monthly and fraction of
month shall be deemed a month. No
district which receives aid under sec
tion 81 of chapter 159, laws 1911, as
amended by section 2 of chapter 13 of
the laws 1912, shall charge more than
three dollars ($3.00) per month tuition.
Duty of County Superintendent.
Section 1913. Bills of tuition of non
resident pupils shall be rendered by
the superintendent of the high school
district in which the pupils are attend
ing school, and when approved by the
county superintendent of public in
struction, such county superintendent is
empowered to make the proper trans
fer of funds. The state board of edu-
cation shall prepare and have printed
and distributed sufficient number of
blank forms for that purpose.
Duties Of High Schools.
Section 1919. Every high school
within the state of idaho, subject to
the general school laws of the state
shall receive nonresident pupils upon
the basis above set forth, except when
it would work hardship upon the
high school district; Provided, that the
county superintendent of public in
struction shall be the judge of such
cases subject to review by the state
board of education, and Provided
Further, that high schools shall not
be required to admit pupils who have
not passed the eighth grade state ex-
animation, or In some other manner
established their fitness to enter said