The Glenwood post., 1916-02-05

Parents Of Garfield county, whether
they are exactly pleased with the teach
er or not, will be obliged to send their
children to school in accordance with
the provisions of the statutes and will
not be allowed to punish school board
or teacher for slight or fancied grier-
ance by keeping their children ut
home. That was made very plain by
the hearing and consequent ruling in
the county court last Monday in the
case. wherein the majority of the schoo,
board of the Canon Creek district No.
32 had brought suit against Mr.. and
Mrs. j. T. Boland, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
Noblit and Mrs. Alice Batey, charging
the defendants with violating the state
truancy law by keeping their children
out of school and refusing to return
them to the school after they had been
requested. by the district truancy Off
Ger to do so. -
Some time age. the. defendants.- AZ.
pressed come dissa tisfaction with the
teacher, Miss Mayme Viking, holder
of an excellent certificate and who
comes highly recommended as a teacher.
The board called meeting in order to
hear all complaints and the members
claim that these complaints were Of =
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to warrant the discharge of the teacher
which the complainants sought to have
done.
A. short time later Mrs. Batey, who
had served, as janitor, was relieved OF
that position and some say that her
removal was used as an excuse for tho
renewal of hostilities. At all events
the Boland and Batey families, about
January 5th, removed their children
from school, and have ever since re-
fused to reinstate..: them. The board
held meeting and appointed A. $.
Tibbetts, president of the board, as
truancy officer, and Mr.. Tibbetts
served notice on the belligerents that
they must again place their children i'll
school or the board would be obliged
to proceed in accordance with the law
on the subject. Failing to comply with
the order the parties were cited into
court, to explain their conduct.
Kingsbury & Mayes represented the
petitioning board and Judge Noonan
looked after the interests of the de-
PENDANTS. Miss Viking, the teacher,
testified that the Boland and Batey
children had not been in school since
January 5.
Mrs. Rose Boland pleaded as jusri-
fication for not sending her children to
school that they were not furnished
with drinking water and said she was
at the school house on one day and
found the water pail empty. She also
referred to the almost impassable con-
dition of the roads. She lives nearly
. mile from the school house. Ques'
toned by Judge Noonan as to whether
she expected, when the roads were 'n
better condition, to send her children
back to school, she 'hesitated and final
IL admitted that she was not entirely
sat.fied with Mise Wilking Is teach.
er hut she was not allowed to 60 into
that, TO any e.tent ss it was held that
thas. was not an issue In the esse. MI
BslaHd said she taught Rsr children ae
home and she felt perfectly compesent
TO do 50 inasmueh - she holds fir't
grade county certificate IN force.
Mrs. Batey is the mother of eight
children, four Of WHOM had been at-
tending this school. She said she wAs
hired by the tescher o janitor, but
had been discharged on January 5 sad
after. that she did not send her chill
dren to school, che dA NOT explain
.,.why. her lissatisfastisas bsgan y tAss
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