The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-09-11
TRUANCY REGULATIONS
IN Weld COUNTY

SHiSt u iupulitu uiuCcT VI tile cuuHIy,
J Walter Lee County authotltic.
| aro intending to see that the .a@ IL
observed, and the local school ie..rd
is expected to look after the pupils III
this locality. We publish the article
IN full so that our readers may know
the law and avoid any unpleasant
ness for the board or themselves.
The article follows:
In the earlier part of 1917 there
were but four truant officers in Weld
County Last year of los school dis
tricts ninety appointed truant officers
and the returns from questionable
recently sent out to the secretaries
OF school boards show that already
one-third OF the school districts in
Weld County have definitely employ
ed truant officer for the current
year. The law specifically provides
that il shall be the duty of a school
board, but mandatory, and the fail
.ure OF school board TO appoint such
officer would be in the same category
as its failure to appoint teacher or
provide sohool-hour. The law spe-
eiiically provides that notice to at
tend school must be given by tru-
ant officer regularly appointed by the
district. We doubt whether such no
lice served by any other officer, de-
putty sheriif, probation officer, mar
shall, would hold in law.
This office has prepared csrtain
forms for the use OF teachers and
truant officers. These forms were
prepared by the joint action OF the
County Superintendent of Schools,
seven superintendents of schools
and our Office. They represent over
years thoughtful work. They are
provided free TO school boards. We
ask you to use these forms, as there
by we can secure unity OF action in
the enforcement OF the compulsory
education law that otherwise will be
impossible. To the teachers in
schools that employ less than 1--WE
teachers, applications fer permits
to withdraw from school are sup
piled To schools that employ five
or more teachers is issued a book OF
permits, as the superintendents of
such schools are entitled to issue
their own permits. We do not say
children must be in school, but we
do say "children out OF school must
have permit
Permits can be granted by the Sup
erintendent of Schools or the Conn-
ty superintendent of Schools. on the
following grounds:
First; That that the ehild's labor
is necessary for its own or its par
ents' support.
Second. That doctors certificate
is obtained stating that the child Is
prevented from attending school by
either Illness or mental defect.
Third: That the child is receiving
an equivalent education under in
struction that meets with the ap-
proval of the County Superintendent
of Schools.
Fourth: That the County Superin-
tendent judges that 1t is best for the
interest OF the school or OF the child
that he be excused from attendance
In case the Superintendent refus-
es a permit appeal may be taken 10
the County Court and its decision is
final.
In addition TO these permit forms
we supply all teachers with q three
fold form, which for convenience we
call Form rs" Ii is a notice from
the teacher to the truant officer OF
a child's absence aud contains space
for the report of the truant officer
back to the teacher. In addition
there is space for the teachers port
to the Chief Probation Officer, in
ease the local officers efforts have
failed, and the parents are obdur-
ate and have obtained neither per-
nit nor returned the child to school
Manifestly the Chief Probation On
Ger cannot attend 10 all the incipi-
ent cases of truaney IN a county al
most as large rs the state OF conn9ct-
ient, and unless every local means
have been tried 10 induce parents to
obey the law or to correct the true
ancy OF a child, the Chief Probation
officer is not justified in interfering.
II all such efforts have failed and
proper report has been made to the
Chief Probation Officer, he will in
gestigate each and every case so re-
ported. He Will do this with a hope
OF keeping il out OF Court, but with
the intention presumably backed by
the support of the school district OF
bringing the case to Court and com
pelling the child's attendance by due
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