American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-08-22
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE NOTICE

Power County, Idaho:
The following are the provisions OF
the school law of Idaho, session laws,
1917, designed for those who are in
clined to unjustly deprive their chill
dren of the advantages Of a fair com
mon school education:
Encouraging Delinquency n Misde-
meanOr
Section 159. In all cases where any
child shall be a delinquent child, a Ju-
venile delinquent person, or a juvenile
%disorderly person, as defined by this
act, the parent or parents, legal guar
dian. or person having custody of such
child, or any other person responsible
for, or by any act encouraging, caus-
ing or contributing to the delinquency
of such child, shall be guilty OF a mis-
demeanor, and Upon trial and conYic-
ton thereof shall be fined in a sum
not to exceed three hundred dollare
$4,000, or Imprisonment in the county
iail for a period of not exceeding six
months, or shall suffer both fine and
Imprisonment. The court may inn
pose conditions upon any person found
guilty under this act, and so long as
such person shall comply herewith
to the satisfaction of the court, the
sentence imposed may be suspended.
Children to Attend School.
Section 100. In all districts of this
state, all parents, guardians and 9th
err persons having care of children
shall instruct them, or cause them to
be instructed, in reading, writing,
spelling, English grammar, geogra-
ply and arithmetic. In such districts,
every parent, guardian or other per-
son having charge of any child be-
tween The ages of eight go and six
teen Q6) years, shall send such child
to a public, private or parochial school
for the entire school year during
| which the public schools are in ses-
D sion in such district; Provided, how
ever: That this chapter shall not APP
= ply to children over fifteen (15) years
r of age, where such child shall have
y completed the eighth (8) grade, OF
l may be eligible to enter any high
= school in such district, or where its
e help is necessary for its own use OF
0 it's parents support, or where fol
s good cause shown it would be for the
4 best interest Of such child to be re
d lieved from the provisions of this
q chapter; Provided, further, that If {
Il reputable physician within the dis
4 trict shall certify in writing that thu
child's bodily or mental condition doe
not permit it's attendance at school
y such child shall be exempt during sucl
period of disability from the require
ments of this chapter. 1t sha be tn
duty Of the superintendent Of tn
" school district, if there be such 81
perintendent, and if not, then tn
county superintendent of schools, t
hear and determine all applications 0
ohfIln,p H1gfrfnu for anU of th
causes mentioned here, to be exempt
J., ed from the provisions of this chap
ter, and if upon such application sue
J., superintendent, hearing the samt
II shall be Of the opinion that such chill
- for any reason is entitled to be ez
G empted as aforesaid, then such super
o intendent shall issue a written pei
nit to such child, stating therein hi
O reason for such exemption. An az
v peal may be taken from the decisio
of such superintendent SO passing "
n on such application, TO the prObat
court of the county in which such dii
to trict lies upon such child making sue
a application and filing the same wit
or the clerk or judge of said court, Wit
he in ten days after its refusal by sue
id superintendent, for which no fee TO g,
ceed the sum of one dollar ($1.0I
ed shall be charged, and the decision
e the probate court shall be final. A
OK application for release from the pr
tie visions of this chapter shall not
10, renewed oftener than ono in thr
he months.
es- Juvenile DisOrderly Persons Define
sc, Section 161. Every child within I
on provisions of this chapter who does n
ale attend school, as provided in the pr
ceding section, or who Is in atten
Of ance at any public, private or parochi
ri school, and is vicious, incorrigible
en- immoral in conduct, or who is a Ina
our itual truant from school, or who ha
itually wanders about the streets a
public places during school hou
aid without lawful occupation or cmplC
ment, or who habitually wanders abe
the streets in the night time, hayi
!. no employment or lawful occupatil
at shall be deemed a Juvenile disorde
ice, person, and be subject 70 the pro
At sions of this chapter.