The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1916-09-14
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE NO.

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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
lthose who are inclined to unjust
| " deprive their children of the
advantages of fair common
school education:
Encouraging Delinquency a Mis-
demeanor.
Section 159. In all eases where
Iany child shall be delinquent
child, a juvenile delinquent per-
son, or a juvenile disorderly per-
son, as defined by this act, the
parent or parents, legal guardian,
or persons having custody of such
child, or any other person respon-
sible for, or by any act encourage
ing, causing or contributing to the
delinquency of such child, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanOr, and upon
trial and conviction thereof shall
be fined in a sum not to exceed
Three Hundred Dollars ($3OO), or
imprisonment in the county Jail
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
tenee 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 parochial
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 GA years of age, where
such child shall have completed
the eighth (S) grade, or may be
eligible to enter any high school in
such district, or where its help is
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 ehild's bodily or men,
tai condition does not permit its
at school, such child
shall be exempt during such per-
cd Of disability from the require
nents of this chapter. 1t shall be
he duty of the superintendent of
he school district, if here be such
superintendent, and if not, then
he county superintendent of
to hear and determine all
applications of children desiring,
or any of the causes mentioned
lere, to be exempted from the pro-
Tisions Of this chapter, and if up
N such application such superin-
endent, hearing. the same, shall
'e of the opinion that such child \
or any reason is entitled to be
as aforesaid, then such
shall issue a writ
en- permit to such child, stating
herein his reason for such exemp-
ion. An appeal may be taken
rom the decision of such superin-
sndent so passing upon such APP
LEGATION, to. the probate court of
le county in which such district
es upon such child making such
Dplication and filing the same
it'll the clerk or judge of said
'urt, within ten days after its re-
sal by. such superintendent, for
hich no fee to exceed the sum Of
ne Dollar ($1.00) shall be charg-
/, and the decision of the probate
urt shall be final. An applica-
N for release from the provi-
ms Of this chapter shall not be
lewed oftener than once in
zee months.