The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-19
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9. When the child has alrcad! |
completed the eight grades OF the |
prescribed grammar-school course;
3. When satisfactory evidence is
presented to the board of trustees
that the child is being taught in a
private school, or by a private tu
tor, or at home, by any person capa-
BILE of teaching in such branches as
are usually taught in the primary
and grammar schools of the state:
4. When satisfactory evidence is
presented to the board Of trustees
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for its own or for it's parents sup
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5. When the deputy superintend-
ent shall determine that the child's
residence is located at such distance
from the public school as to render
attendance impracticable or unsafe;
Truancy Defined
Sec 204. Any child shall be decm-
I'd truant, in the meaning of this
act, who shall have been absent from
school, without valid excuse, more
than three days; and the absence for
any part of a day shall be considered
as absence for that entire day. The
teacher, attendance officer, or other
person connected with the schools,
shall send or deliver written no
tice of such truancy to the parent,
guardian or other person, having
control or charge of the child. Al
ter such notice has thus been fur
nished or sent to said parent, guard
ian or other person, any child VINO is
absent from school thereafter, VII h
in the school year, without valid eX-
cuse, one or more days or parts there
of. shall again be deemed a truant.
ANY child shall be declared an habit
ual truant who shall have been deem
ed truant three or more times with
, in the school year, Amy child who
has once been declared an habitual
, truant and who in succeeding year
is absent from school, without valid
parts thereof, may again be declared
> an habitual truant
Punishment of Parent
Sec. 205. Any parent, guardian
= or other person having control OF
charge of any child, to whom notice
has been given of truancy, as pro
vided in section 204 of this act anc
who fails to prevent the child's sub
seuuent truancy within that schoo
year, shall be deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be liable, for the first o1enSe
to a fine of not more than ten dol
lars or Imprisonment for not NOR
than five days, and for each suhse
uuent offense he shall be liable to
fine of not less than ten or more tina
fifty dollars, or TO imprisonment ~
not less than five or more than TWEEN
ty-five days, or to both such fine an
Imprisonment.
Trustees May Appoint and Remo'
Attendance Officer.
Sec. 2O7. The board of trustee
of any school district may appoir
and remove at pleasure an attendant
officer and shall fix the compens;
ton therefor, and shall prescribe IL
duties of such officer, not inconsls
ent with the law, and make rules an
regulations for the performah'
thereof. 1t shall be the duty or I'll
attendance officer, or any peace o
ficer, or any school officer, to arret
during school hours, without wa
rant, any child between the ages {
eight and sixteen years, who hf
been reported to him by the teache
the city superintendent, or other pc
son connected with the schools,
an absentee from instruction upo
which he is lawfully required to a
tend within the school district. SUE
arresting officer shall forthwith d
liver the child so arrested to Il
teacher, parent, guardian, or 9TH
person having control of or chars
Of said child.