The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-09-22
COMPULSORY SCHOOL LAW
NOW IN FORCE

The attention of parents is
called to the requirements OF the
school laws now in force regard
ing the attendance of children.
Any child who is six years OF age
NAV attend the public schools.
In order to avoid the formation
of new classes after the regular
work is we'll under way, children
who will be six years OF age on
or before November LIST must
be enrolled at the beginning OF
the year unless they prefer to
wait until the second half year
of school, which begins about
the middle of January.
The Compulsory School Attend
ance Law affects children be-
tween the ages of seven and six
teen. Following are the pro-
visions Of the law in full:
Every child, residing in any
county of the State being seven
years of age, and under thirteen
years of age, shall attend some
public school during the entire
period of each year that the pub
lie schools of the county are IN
session; unless it can be shown
to the county superintendent OF
school that such a child is else
where receiving regular and
thorough instruction during such
per1ods in the studies usually
taught in the public schools OF
the county to children of the
same age; provided that the SUI
perintendent or principal of any
school, or persons duly author
lied by such superintendent, may
excuse cases of necessary and leg
al absence among such enrolled
pupils, and provided, further,
that the provision of this section
shall not apply to children whose
mental or physical condition is
such as to render the instruction
above described inexpedient or
impracticable. Every person
having under his control a child
seven years of age and under
thirteen years of age, shall cause
such child to attend school or
receive instructions as required
by this section.
Every child, residing in any
county of the State, being thi1-
teen years of age or fourteen
years of age, shall attend some
public school not less than one
hundred days, as nearly consecu-
tive as 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 en-,
tire period of each year that the
public schools of the county are
in session, if not regularly and
lawfully employed to labor al
home or elsewhere, unless it can
be shown to the county superin-
tendent of schools that suchsa
child is elsewhere receiving re-
gular and thorough instruction
for such period in the studies u.s.
ually taught in the public schools
of the county to children of the
Sc ag IS; provided that the provi-
sions of this section shall not ap-
ply to children whose physical
and mental conditions is such as
to render the instruction above
described inexpedient or imprac-
ticable. Every person having
under his control child thirteen
years of age, shall cause such
child to attend school or receive
instruction as required by this
section.
Every child residing in any
county of the State, being fifteen
years of age or sixteen years of
age, who has not completed the
work of the public elementary
school, shall attend some public
school not less than one hundred
days, as nearly consecutive as
possible, beginning not later than
November first, during the peri
cd of each year the public schools
of the county are in session; and
such child shall attend some pub
lie school the entire period Of
each year the public schools of
the county are in session, if not
regularly and lawfully employed