The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-08-30
Notice To Parents And
Guardians

ter 159, Ses@8on Laws 1911, is
amended to reau as follows:
Section 149 (a). 1t shall be the
duty of the head teacher of each
district to check or cause to be
checked the enrolment of the school
against the report furnished by the
clerk as aforesaid and to report to
the county superintendent all pupils
not in attendance who are within
the ages of eight 81 and sixteen
Q6) and who have no release from
school: Provided, That this section
shall not apply to children over
fifteen (l5) who shall have COM
pleted the eighth grade.
(b). At the beginning of each
month thereafter it shall be the
duty of such head teacher to report
to the county superintendent, the
names of all children between eight
81 and sixteen (16) not bearing
releases who have failed to attend
school during the preceding month.
1t shall be the duty of the county
superintendent to refuse to coun-
tersign the teachers warrants until
such reports are made as herein
provided: Provided. That dis
tricts having a superintendent Of
schools shall not report to the coun-
ty superintendent but shall proceed
through their district superinten-
dent in the same manner as herein
provided for county superinten-
dents. ''-
Section 2. That Section 100 of
Chapter l59, Session Laws, 1911,
be and the same hereby is amended
to read as follows:
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 read
ing, writing, spelling. English
grammar, geography and arithme-
tic. In such districts every parent,
guardian, or other person having
charge of any child between the
ages of .eightr(S) and sixteen (l6)
years. shall send such child to a
public, private, or parochial school
for the entire school year during
which the public schools are in
session in such district: Provided,
however, That this chapter shall
not apply to children over fifteen
(15) years of age where such child
shall have completed the eighth 81
grade or may be eligible to enter
any high school in such district. or
where its help is necessary for its
own use or its parents support 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 a reputable physi-
clan within the district shall certify
in writing that the child's bodily or
mental condition does not permit
its attendance at school, such child
shall be exempt during such period
of disability from the requirements
of this chapter. 1t shall be the
duty of the superintendent of the
school district, if there be such
superintendent. and If not, then the
county superintendent of schools to
hear and determine all applications
of children desiring. for any of the
causes mentioned here, to be ex-
empted from the provisions of this
chapter, and if upon such applica-
tion such superintendent hearing
the same shall be of the opinion
that such child for any reason is
entitled to be exempted as afore-
said, then such superintendent shall
issue written permit to such child,
stating therein his reason for such
exemption. An appeal may be TAX
en- from the decision of such su Ser-
intendent so passing upon such ap-
plication to the probate court of the
county in which such district lies,
upon such child making such appli-
cation and filing the same with the
clerk or judge of said court, within
ten days after its refusal by such
superintendent, for which no fee to
exceed the sum of One Dollar
($l.O0) shall be charged and the
decision of the probate court shall
be final. An application for re-
lease from the provisions of this
chapter shall not be renewed often
er than once in three months.
Section 8. That all acts and parts
of acts in conflict with this Act be