The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-17
Children OF Florida
Must Attend School

or the Sald ScnO0l year, ana II any
parent, guardian or other person hay-
ing the custody, control or charge of
any child shall fail to comply with
the order of the county superintend-
ent of public instruction, he shall be
liable to the penalties hereinafter
provided. Provided, that in the fol-
lowing enumerated cases all children
between the ages of seven and six
teen years, both inclusive, shall be
exempt from the provisions of this
act:
First. Any child who is mentally
or physically incapacitated to per-
form school duties; satisfactory proof
OF such incapacity to be submitted to
the attendance officera
Second. Any child who has salts
factorily completed the eight gram
mar school grades, as prescribed BY
the state course of study of this state
or course of study adopted by any
county or private school or tutor. or
the equivalent of such eight grades
completed in another state, and hold
ing a certificate of having completed
such grades, signed by the principal
OF the school under whom completed
and countersigned by the county SUI
perintendent of public instruction OF
the county in which said grade was
completed.
Third. Any child whose services
are necessary for the support or as
sistance of a widowed mother or 9TH
er person dependent upon said child
for support; said dependency to be
proven by affidavit Of the dependent
person and at least two other aft.
davits as to such dependency by dis
interested persons not related to said
child or dependent, and such other
proof as may be required by and is
satisfactory to the attendance officer
having authority to grant exemptions
Fourth. Any child between the
ages of seven and nine years, inclus
I've, who resides more than two miles
from any school, and any child from
ten to sixteen years of age who re-
sides more than three miles from any
school, unless free transportation is
furnished.
Fifth. Any child whose parent or
guardian or other person having the
custody, control or charge Of said
child can make satisfactory proof that
he or she is unable to provide the
necessary books and clothing, unless
said necessary books and cIothins
shall be furnished by some Other
means to said child.
) Sixth. Any unusual cause accept
able to the attendance officer fer tn,
district in which the school, publ,
OF private, which any child is re
quired to attend is located; Provided
that request for excuse, setting fort
the cause, be made in writing by tn
parent, guardian or other person hav
irg the custody control or charge q
said child, such request to be file
!: within two days after the first day'
absence.
Sec. 2. Whenever, under the prc
l visions of this act, any child sha
!! receive instruction privately or |
any private school, the private teach
I err principal or teacher IN charge {
I such private school shall keep a re,
) ord OF the attendance of such chill
I or children and the county superb
I tendent. in checking his lists of a
: tendance, may call on the priyat
: school principal to verify a child
Z attendance.
= Sec. 3. Occasional non-attendan,
: at public school by any child r
: quired to attend public school und
:, the provisions of this act, amountir
to not more than four days unexcus,
absence in any school month, shs
not render any parent, guardian
other person having the custody. co
troll or charge of said child liable
any of the penalties provided by Il
act.
Ill Sec. 4. The principal or teacher
charge of any public school sh
keep an accurate record of the
| tendance and non-attendance Of
| children enrolled in the school o
| which he or she is in charge
| shall make report of non-attenda
| of any child to the attendance Off
III on Friday of each week during
school term, together with the n
- ons therefor, IL known to said p
I cipal or teacher. The certtf cate