Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-09-08
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE NOTICE

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE NOTICE
To parents, guardians and others
in the various school districts of Bear
Lake county, Idaho:
q he following are the provisions
CT The school law of Idaho, Session
laws, 1911. designed for those VINO
are inclined to unjustly deprive tnc'r
children of the advantages of fair
common school education:
Encouraging Delinquency a Misdc-
meanOr
SECTION 1853. In all cases where
any child shall be a delinquent child,
a Juvenile delinquent person. or a
juvenile disorderly person, as defined
by this act, the parent or parents, le-
gal guardian. or person having GUS
tody Of such child, or any other per-
son responsible for, or by any act en-
couraging, causing or contributing to
the delinquency of such child, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
u i1t anu COnNiStiOl JhClCOA bIdIA pC
fined in a sum not to exceed Three
Hundred Dollars $4,000, or impris-
onment in the county Jail for period
of not exceeding six months, or shall
suffer both fine and Imprisonment.
The Court may impose conditions up
on any person found guilty under
this act, and so long as such person
shall comply Herewith to the salts
faction of the court, the sentence i'm
posed 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. geo.
graphy and arithmetic. In such dis
tT'icts, every parent. guardian or
other person having charge of any
child between the ages of eight (S)
and eighteen (1S) years. shall send
such child to a public, private or pa
rochial 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 four
teen (14) years OF age. where such
child shall have completed the
eighth CD grade, or may be eligible
TO enter any high school in such dis
trict, or where its help is necessary
for its own use or its parents sup
port 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 reputable physician
within the district shall certify in
writing that the ehild's bodily Oh
mental condition does not permit its
attendance at school, such child shall
be exempt during such period of dis
ability from the requirements of this
chapter. II shall be the duty of tht
superintendent of the school district
IL there be such superintendent, ant
II not, then the county superintendent
of schools, to hear and determin,
all applications of children desiring
for any OF the causes mentioned her.
to be exempted from the provision.
of this chapter, and If upon such APP
plication such superintendent, hear
ing the same. shall be of the opinion
that such child for any reason is en-
titled to be exempted as aforesaid
then such superintendent shall issu,
written permit to such child. stat
ing therein his reason for such ex
emption. An appeal may be taker
from the decision OF such superin
tendent so passing upon such appli
cation, to the probate court of tn,
county IN which such district lies IN
on such child making such applica
ton and filing the same with tht
clerk or judge of said court, within