The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-09-15
COMPULSORY SCHOOL
NOW in FORCE.
OF The Law AFFECT GILL
DRH BETWEEN 7 I'D 16-ATTEH.
DANCE OFFICER HILL ENFORCE
PROVISIONS SCHOOLS WILL DE
OPENED SEPTEMBER Is, AND II IS
HOPED THE PARENTS WILL HAVE
THEIR CHILDREN READY TO BEGIN
WORK The FIRST DAY.

WORK The FIRST DAY.
The public schools Of Carroll eoun-
~ will reopen after the summer Yaca-
ton on September %. and IL L. ex-
pected there will be q large attend
ance. It least the Board OF Education
is preparing for such.
The attention OF parents Is called 10
the requirements Of the school IaHs
now IN force regarding the attend
ance OF children. Any child who Ii
six yearh Of age may attend the pub
lie schools. In order 10 avoid the
formation of new classes after the
regular work is well under way. chill
dren who will be SIX years OF age On
or before November IsL, must be en-
rolled 1t the beginning of the year,
unless they prefer to wait until the
second half year OF school. which be-
gins about the middle Of January.
The Compulsory School Attendance
Law Affects children between the ages
OF seven ~ and sixteen 16l. Fol-
lowing are the provisions of the Law
In full:
school Of the district IN which they
reside nay attend school in an i'd
joining district, with the consent Of
the county superintendent OF schooIa.e
Every Guild. before being admitted
to anY public school. shall produce =
certificate from regular physician,
that he has been properly vaeeinat-
Cd"
Every child, residing in any county
OF the State being seven years of aEe,
and under thirteen years OF age, shall
attend some public school during the
entire period OF each year that the
public schools of the county are n
session. unless II can be shown 10 the
county superintendent Of schools that
such 4 child is elsewhere receiving
regular and thorough instruction dur
ing such periods In the studies usually
taught IN tho public schools Of the
county . children O. The same are:
provided. that the superintendent or
principal nf any senaoI, or persons
duly authorized by such superinIgn1-
ent, maT excuse casts Of necessary
and legal absence among such enrolled
pupils. and provided. further. thaI
the provisions OF this section shall not
apply II children whose mental or
/ physical condition Is such as 10 rend-
err the instruction above described IN
expendisnt or impraeIIeable Every
/ person having under his control ;
child asFen years Of age and under
thirteen years OF age. shall cause such
child 70 attend school or receive IN
stFuction ~ required By this section.
/ Every child, residing in any county
+ OF the State. being thirteen years Of
age or fourteen years NJ age, shall at
tend come public school not less than
one hundred days. a. nearly conaeen-
tive a. possible, beginning not later
than November first. during the period
OF each year that the public schools Of
the county are in session, and such
child shall attend some public school
the entire period of each year that the
public schools OF the county are IN
session. II not regularly and lawfully
employed to labor At home or else
where. unless II can Be shown 70 The
county superintendent Of schools that
such child Is elsewhere receiving
regular and thorough instruction for
such period In the studies usually
taught IN the public schools OF The
county 10 children Of these ages: pro-
Vided, that the provisions OF this sec
ton shall not apply 10 children whose
mental and physical condition Is such
as TO render the instruction above de-
scribed Inexpedient Or impractieahIe.
Every person having under his control
child thirteen years Of age or four
teen years OF age. shall cause such
child 10 attend school or receive IN
struction d required By this section.
Every child residing in any county
OF the State, being fifteen years Of
age or sixteen years 81 age, who has
not completed the wonE Of the public
elementary school, shall attend some
public school not less than one hun
dred days. as nearly consecutive D.
possible. beginning not later than No
Fember first, during the period OF each
year the public schools Of the county
are in session; and such child shall
attend some public school the entire
period Of each year the public schools
OF the county are IN session, II not
regularly and lawfully employed 70
labor 1t homo or elsewhere, unless
IL can Be shown 10 the county super
intendenI Of schools that such child Il
elsewhere receiving regular and thor
ough instruction for said period IN the
studies usually taught IN the public
schools Of the county 10 children Of
these ages: provided. that the proYI-
sions Of this section shall not apply u
children whose mental and physical
condition Il such to render the IN
struction above described inexpedIenI
or impraelIcable. Every person hay-
ing under his control ; child fifteen
years Of age. or sixteen years Of age.
shall cause such child % attend school
or receive instruction as required b
this section.
Any person who has > child under
bis control and who falls to comply
With any Of the provisions of this
section. shall be guIIIy Of a misde-
meanor. md shall b fined not a.
ceeding I'VE dollars for each offenss.s
1t Ii hoped that parents and guar
dams having children under their con
troll will cooperate With the sehooI
authorities and send their children %
school b provided n the Law and
thus do their part to avoid friction
and unuleasantness n the enforce
ment Of Inv which : framed in the
interest D the school children Of TIE
State. Yours very IrnIy.
N. :. 7. uNGER. Superintendent.