Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-09-11
THE BELINGTON PUBLIC
SCHOOLS

Monday morning the public schools
opened with an enrolment of 453 stu
dents. The high school has now
reached beyond the one hundred mark,
a number never before reached. Jun
ior has sven Representatives and Dart
Moor four. Automobiles run from
those points, bringing the boys and
girls in the morning and returning
with them in the evening. The high
school enrolment will increase great
Iy when the boys from the country
can be spared from the farms. The
only unfortunate thing about the high
school is the school authorities have
not been able to place one degreed
teacher which will complete the teach
ing staff.
The graded schools has added
another primary teacher this year.
The fourth grade also has two teach
er. The entire number of grade
teachers is ten.
The Board of Education is to be
congratulated for the much needed re-
pair work which has been done to
both the graded and high school
buildings. The high school building
has had the roof repaired and the in
side thoroughly painted which greatly
adds to its appearance.
The Compulsory School Law
A great many inquiries have been
made to the teachers this week con-
corning the new compulsory school
law. Beginning on Monday of next
week the teachers are by law COM
PEELED to report all violations of the
law to the chief of police. In order
that there may be no misunderstand-
ing | am giving some of the most
important parts.
Sec. 1872. Age-Time- Misdemean-
or. Every person who has legal or
actual charge of child or children
not less than seven nor more than
fourteen years of age shall cause such
child or children each year to attend
a free day school for the full term of
the district or independent district in
which such persons resides; provided,
however, that such persons shall be
exempt from the foregoing require
ment for any of the following causes:
Physical or mental capacity for
school attendance and the perfor-
nance of school work.
Death or serious illness in the i'm
mediate family of the pupil.
Extreme restitution of parents or
other person or persons in legal or
actual charge Of child or children.
Exemption for this cause shall not be
allowed when such restitution is re
lieved through public or private
means.
Conditions rendering school atten-
dance impossible or rendering it haz-
ardous to the pupils health or safety.
Residence of the pupil at distance
of more than two miles from the near
est school by the shortest practicable
road or path, unless free transporta-
ton to and from school is provided
for such pupil.
Observance of regular church or
dinances.
Other causes that are excepted as
valid by the county superintendent or
by the district supervisor of schools
or by the superintendent of schools
of an Independent district.
Any person, who, after, due notice
has been served upon him as herin-
after provided, shall fail to cause a
child or children in his legal or actual
charge to attend school as hereinbe-
fore provided, shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor and shall upon conviction
thereof before any justice OF the
peace be fined not less than three dol
lars nor more than twenty dollars,
together with the costs of prosecu-
ton, or confinement in Jail not less
than five days or more than twenty
days. Each day child is out of
school contrary to the provisions OF
this acteshall constitute separate Of
tense.
M. P. BOYLES,