Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1919-07-17
Compulsory Attendance Law.

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lie the following actpassed by the
general assembly of 1919, 'ratiti- !
ed March 10, thepurposeofwhich
is to provide for the compulsory
attendance upon the pu b | i C
schools of children between GER
tain ages as printed below. 1t
follows:
An Act to provide for the Conn
pulsory Attendadce Upon the
Public Schools of Children Be
tween certain Ages.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do enact:
Section l. Every parent, guar
dian or other person in the State
of North Carolina having charge
or control of a child between tie
ages of eight and fourteen years
shall cause each child TO attend
school continuously for a per iod
equal to the time which the pub
lie school in the district in which
the child resides shall be in ses-
sion. The prin cipal, superinten-
dent, or teacher who is in charge
of such school shall have the right
to excuse the child from .ampo-
rary attendance on account of
sickness or distance Of residence
from the school, or other una,
voidable cause which does not
constitute truancy as defined by
the State Board of Education.
Sec. 2. Any parent, guardian,
or .other person referred to in
section / of this act, violating the
provisions of the aforesaid sec
ton, shall be guilty of a misde'
, meanor, and upon conviction
shall be liable to a fine of not less
than five dollars $50 nor more
, than twenty-five dollars (S25) and
f upon failure or refusal to pay
|, such fine the said parent, guar
, dian, or other person shall be i'm
prisoned not exceeding 80 days
=. in the county Jail.
' Sec. "a. 1t shall be the duty OF
I of the State Board of Education
: to formulate such rules and reg
t ulations as may be necessary fol
Y the proper enforcement Of thu
t provisions of this act. Said boar(
i shall prescribe what shall consti
tute truancy, what causes may
!. constitute legitimate excuses fol
@ temporary non-attendance due t.
Y physical or mental inability toat
n tend and under whatcircumstan
f ces teachers, principals, or SUP
n erintendents may excuse pupil
4 for non-attendance due TO immc
# date demands of the farm or th
# home in certain seasons Of tn
Z. State. 1t shall be the duty of a
h school officials to carry out sue
=. instructions from the State Boar
IS of Education, an d any school of
le cial failing to carry out such il
W structions shall be guilty of mi
10 demeanor: Provided, that sectiO
,o one of this act shall not be i
,p force in any city or county tht
N has a higher compulsory atten'
q ance law in force than that prov
h. ded herein; but in any such ca:
90 it shall be the duty OF the Boar
of Education to investigate ti
on same and decide that any SIX
,a law now in force has a high
". compulsory attendance featul
be than that provided by this az
Ss Provided that wherever any di
or trict is without adequate bull
if. ing 'or buildings for the prop
IN enforcement Of this act the con
be ty boards of education may be
~. lowed not more than two yea
nd from July 1, 1913, to make f
Of and ampleproyisions in every d
he trict.
no Sec. 3. The county superlnte
r; dent of public welfare or ch
school attenadnce officer or t.
oie ant officer for by law shall inv
OF tigate and prosecute all violatie
ing of the provisions of section {