The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-01-03
'COMPUL sORY LAW
FULLY EXPLAINED
cot MY SUPERINTENDENT w. :,
Ely sHlES INTERrisEIs-
TluN IN INTERVIEW.


Ia pFaEflNAEEt Ell ilaE SIH0NASs VI
the county tie compulsory attend
anee Law. enacted ~ the last legis-
latafe. went into effect on January
Ist The board of trustees In each
local district fixes the date for such
compulsory attendance. Three In
dependent districts started their Mt
tendance periods On December 1st.
These we're Italy, the third largest
school In the county. Red Oak and
Boyee
Report from Red OAK school says
there Is not a child out Of school
without a legal excuse. No reports
1T all have been received from the
ether districts. which Is indication
that taey arc having no trouble.
The greatest difficulty experienced
Ia connection With the Law is d mis-
understanding. The things the peoa
pie auR't understand is the compul-
sorry attendance age. B 10 II. The
child mast have been ) years OF age
On September 1st and not over ii.
The next thing most generally
misnnder IS the length of term
and what II means. Any child Of
the compulsory attendance age must
attend the school during the COM
pulaofy period beginning January ].
This applies to every child within
The scholastic age. Some have the
impression that children may enter
school On January 1st and attend
sixty days during the term. but the
law does not SO contemplate The
child must attefd sixty consecutive
aays uaiess it has legal e4egite
When . child IL temporarily ah-
sent the parents or persons standing
IN parental relation mast ill cur
an excuse form th1f viii SO furnish
ID. which Il ipede to the teacher
#ho 81 responsible for The ehild The
legal excuses are personal sickness
sickness q, death iH the family. This
mean. serious Illness OF a member o.
tbs family. Quarantine. severe
storm which has destroyed bridges
81 made the regular means OF travel
dangerous Unusual causes accept
able to the teaeher principal or sd
periuteadaat. bur the ATTENDANCE Of
flcer mag Investigate these cases.
The exemptions consists Of a chil,l
who Is attending u private OF paro-
ehial school or having a private tai
tor Child whose bodily or mental
condition IS such as 70 render at
tendance lnadHisahle. ard wlo bas a
definite certificate from Il repata-
bfe physician, specifying the eoudi-
tioB covering the period 81 absence.
Ctnd who Is blind, deaf, feeble mind
I'd III case Of doubt a physician 3
certificate may be required ANY
child EYtng raore than Two and "a
half miles frora s public scboel sup
ported for children % same race and
color Child OF Eore taao 4 . yeara
OF age who has satisfactorily eom-
pletad che fourth grade whose SER
Vices are needed in support Of tbs
parent or ether persons assuming the
pareatal relatton. may be excused
By seknitliue satisfactory esd ncg
70 the conntg superintendent. TAl-
is only sn cases &befe a parent ie
unable 10 support bls Of Herself
'raja does not moan ts4at child
Wbo has completed tl}e fourth grade
eili be exempt Children in fhs
high school are spblect 10 Tao rule
The fact that a child is entitled t,
exemption Goes not excuse fhc chlle
for attendance UNLESS AZ ex
esnutton certificate is procured from
the county superintendent Whlcl
may he had by applying al bi8 Office
Thefe are penalties for violation q
ihis law The FIRST offenae is pan
iahah1e b. ,lne Of $3.50 against Ga
parent offending rbe second Of
tense il punishable by line 81 Sl'
and each subsequent offence Is pas
ishabie By Iine o. S25. Eaeh d..
the child remains out OF school is
separate oflense.
IT is also finablc ofteuae for
Business Or corporation 70 employ
ebIa 81 eemRal ory attandaHea ~
QuflAg fisis Uea0G TAe Hasa 81