Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1916-09-14
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER IA, 1916
New School Law.
Children Required to Attend
100 Days Per Year.

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100 Days Per Year.
Following is copy of the new school
law relating to children attending public
schools in Frederick county. The age
limit is now l6 years, and it is under
stood that the School Commissioners OF
Frederick county will rigidly enforce the
law.
Get your children started right and see
that they attend school regularly. You
NAV save yourself considerable trouble
by so doing. The law follows:
1852 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
public schools of the county are IN SEES
sion; unless it can be shown to the coun-
ty Superintendent of schools that such
child is elsewhere receiving regular and
thorough instruction during such period
in the studies usually taught in the public
schools of the county to children OF the
same age; provided, that the superintend-
ent or principal of any school, or persons
duly authorized by such superintendent,
may excuse cases of necessary and legal
absence among such enrolled pupils, and
provided, further, that the provisions 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
child seven years of age and under thlr-
teen 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 thirteen years of age
or fourteen years of age, shall attend
some public school not less than one
hundred days, as nearly consecutive as
possible, beginning not later than No
vember first, during the period of each
year that the public schools of the coun-
ty are in session, and such child shall at
tend some public school the entire period
of each year that the public schools of
the county are in session, if not regular
ly and lawfully employed to labor at
home or elsewhere, unless it can be
shown to the county superintendent OF
schools that such child is elsewhere re-
ceiving regular and thorough instruction
for such period in the studies usually
taught in the public schools of the coun-
ty to children of these ages; provided,
that the provisions of this section shall
not apply to children whose mental and
physical condition is such as to render
the instruction above described inexpedi
ent or impracticable Every person hav-
ing under his control child thirteen
years of age or fourteen 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 com
pleted the work of the public elementary
school, shall attend some public school
not less than one hundred days, as near
ly consecutive as possible, beginning not
later than November 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 en-
tire period of each year the public schools
of the county are in session, if not reg
ularly and lawfully employed at labor at
home or elsewhere, unless it can be
shown to the county superintendent of
schools that such child is elsewhere re
ceiving regular and thorough instruction
for said period in the studies usually
taught in the public schools of the coun-
ty to children of these ages; provided,
that the provisions of this section shall
not apply to children whose mental and
physical condition is such as to render
the instruction above described inexpedi-
ent or impracticable. Every person hav-
ing under his control child fifteen years
of age, or sixteen years of age, shall
cause such child to attend school or re-
ceive instruction as required by this
section.
Any person who has child under his
control and who fails to comply with any
of the provisions of this section, shall be
guilty of misdemeanor. and shall be
fined not exceeding five dollars for each
offense"