The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-06-20
COMPULSORY SCHOOL Law
'ruDiished by Authority OF Law
CHAPTER 7SO8-lNo %

rS, ooi attendance in the State of
rlorlda of All Children Between
DefCaln Ages, and Requiring Every
aIehC, Guardian or Other Person
having the Custody, Control or
Cnarge OF Children to Send such
oniidren to School; to Provide for
the Means of Enforcement of This
ACT ana Penalties for Violations
Thereof.
BE 1t Enacted BY the Legislature of
the State of Florida.
Section l. That from and aftar
Suiy l. 1919, every parent guardian
OF oCner person having citizenship
WITHIN the state of Florida having the
custody, control or charge Of anv
child or children within the state Of
florlda between the ages of seven
ana sixteen years, both inclusive
snail cause said child or children to
attend a public, or private school
feach year for a term or period of not
Tess than substantially the number Of
days the public Or private school
"nlcn said child attends is held an
nualiy In the district in which the
| scnool is located or in which such
cniid or children may reside; Provid-
ed, that any child may be taught by
parent or guardian upon written au
thority from the County Superintend-
ent of Public instruction of the coun-
10y IN which they reside; the County
superintendent of Public instruction
being hereby authorized to grant
sucn permission only in cases of ne
cessIty, which permission shall not
extend for a period of time beyond
the end of the current school year,
and in cases where such authority is
granted the said child shall report to
the County Superintendent of Public
instruction, or some person designat-
ed by him, for examination in the
work covered, at least twice a year,
and If the County Superintendent of
Public Instruction shall determine,
after such examination, that any
child has not been properly taught
ne shall revoke the authority of the
parent or guardian to teach such
child, and shall require said parent or
guardian having the custody, control
or charge of said child to cause said
child to attend a public or private
school for the remainder of the said
1
dian or other person having the GUS
tody, control or charge of any child
shall fail to comply with the order of
the County Superintendent of Public
instruction he shall be liable to the
penalties hereinafter provided Pro-
vided. that in the following enumer-
ated cases all children between the
ages of seven and sixteen 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 sub
mitted to the Attendance Officer
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 a course of study adopted by
i any county or private school or tu-
| tor, or the equivalent of such eight
grades completed in another state,
and holding a certificate of having
completed such grades, signed by the
principal of the school under whom
completed and countersigned by the
Istruction 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 1th-
er person dependent upon sad child
for support; said dependence to be
proven by affidavit of the dependent
person and at least two other afflda-
Wits as to such dependency by disin-
terested persons not related TO said
child or dependent, and such other
proof as may be reqr;ccd by and is
satisfactory to the Attendance Off
GER having authority to grant ex+lnp-
tons
Fourth. Any child between the
ages of seven and nine years, inclu-
sive, who resides more than two
miles from any school, and any child
from ten to sixteen years of age who
resides more than three miles from
any school, unless free transportation
is furnished
Fifth Any child whose parent,
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, un-
less said necessary books and cloth
ing shall be furnished by some other
means To said child.
Sixth Any unusual cause accept
able TO the Attendance Officer for the
district in which the school, public or
private, which any child is. required
to attend is located; Provided, that
request for excuse, setting forth the
cause, be made in writing by the pa