The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-08-31
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE NO


TICE.
To parents, guardians and 9th,
: ers in Lewis county, idaho:
The following are the provisions
! of the school law of Idaho, SEES
sion Laws 1911. designated for
those who are inclined to unjust.
" deprive their children of the
advantages of a fair common
school education:
Encouraging Delinquency a Mis-
demeanor.
Section 159. In all eases where
lany child shall be a delinquent
ehild, a Juvenile delinquent per-
lson, or a juvenile disorderly per-
Ison, as defined BY this act, the
parent or parents, legal guardian,
or persons having custody of such
Iehild, or any other person respon-
lsible for, or by any act encourage
ling, causing or contributing to the
delinquency of such child, shall be
lguilty of a misdemeanOr, and upon
trial and conviction thereof shall
be fined in a sum not to exceed
Three Hundred Dollars $4,000, or
Imprisonment in the county ian
for a period not exceeding six
months, or shall suffer both fine
and Imprisonment. The court
may impose conditions upon any
such person found guilty under
this act, and so long as such per-
son shall comply Herewith to the
satisfaction of the court, the SEN
Itenee imposed may be suspended.
Children to Attend School.
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, spelling, English
grammar, geography and arithme-
tie. In such districts, every par
ent, guardian or other person hav-
ing charge of any child between
the ages of eight (S) and eighteen
(1S) years, shall send such child
to a public, private or paroehial
school for the entire school year
during which the public schools
are in session in such district pro-
vided, however: that this chapter
shall not apply to children over
fourteen (14) years of age, where
such child shall have completed
the eighth (6) grade, or may be
eligible to enter any high school in |
such district, or where its help is
necessary for its own use or its
parents 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 a reputable physician with
in the district shall certify in writ
ing that the child 5 bodily or men,
tai condition does not permit its
attendance at school, such child |
shall be exempt during such per-
iod Of disability from the require
ments of this chapter. 1t shall be !
the duty of the superintendent Of
the school district, if here be such 4
superintendent, and Il not, then
the county superintendent of
schools, to hear and determine all
applications Of children desiring,
for any of the causes mentioned
here, to be exempted from the pro-
visions of this chapter, and if up
on such application such superin-
tendent, hearing the same, shall
be Of the opinion that such child
for any reason is entitled to be
exempted as aforesaid, then such
superintendent shall issue a writ
ten permit to such child, stating II
therein his reason for such exemp-
ton. An appeal may be taken
from the decision Of such superin-
tendent so passing upon such APP
to the probate court of
The county in which such district
les upon such child making such
and filing the same
With the clerk or judge Of said
court, within ten days after its re-
'usal by such superintendent, for
which no fee to exceed the sum Of
)ne Dollar ($1.O0) shall be charg-
d, and the decision Of the probate
curt shall be final. An applica-
ion for release from the provi-
ions of this chapter shall not be
oftener than once in
hree months.