The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-09-22
SCHOOL ATTFN-
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Compulsory School Law

To Parents. Guardians and Others in
Custer County, Idaho:
The following are the provisions OF
the school law OF Idaho, Session Laws
1911, designed for those who are i'm
clined to unjustly deprive their chill
dren of the advantages of Il fair COM
mon school education:
Encouraging Delinquency a Mis-
demeanor
Section 1859. In all cnses where any
child shall be delinquent child, a ju
venile delinquent person, or juvenile
disorderly person. as defined by this
Act, the parent or parents, legal guar
dian, or person having custody of sush
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, aud upon trial and convic-
ton thereof shall be fined in a sum of
not to exceed Three Hundred Dollars
$4,000. or imprisonment in the county
Jail for period of not exceeding six
months, or shall suffer both fine and
imprisonment. The Court may impose
conditions upon any person found
guilty utider this Act, and so long as
such person shall comply Herewith to
the satisfaction OF the Court, the SEN
tence imposed may he suspended.
Children to Attend School
Section 1850. In all districts of this
State, all parents, guardian, and other
persons having care Of children shall
instruct them. or cause them to he in
strlscted, in reading, writing, spelling
English Grammar, geography and
arithmetic. IN such districts, every
parent, guardian, or other person hav-
ing charge OF any child between the
ages OF eight ts) aud sixteen (l6l years
shall send such child to n public. pri-
vate, or parochal school for che entire
school year during which the public
schools are In c,ssion in such district;
Provided, however: That this chapter
sha | not apply to children over fifteen
U0 years OF age, where such child
shall have completed the eigth (s)
grade, or may be eligible to enter any
highschcol in such district. or where
It's help Is needle for its own use or
its parents sapt Ort, or where for good
cause shown Il would be for the best
interest Of such child to be relieved
frcm the provls ons OF this chapter
Provided, furtnur, that II u reputable
physician within the district shall Ger
ufy in wrltil & that the chilis bodily
ar mtntsl condition. does not permit
its attendance at school, such child
shall lie exempt during such period OF
disability from the requirements Of
this chapter. 1t shall he the duty of
the superintendent of the school dis
trict, II thers he such superintendent,
aud II not. then The county superinten
dcnt OF schools, to hear and determine
all aprlicat.oue Of chill iren desiring,
for any of the cause. mentioned here.
to he exempted from the provisions &
this chapter. and II upon eucn nppl.ca-
tion, such super ntendent. hearing the
same, shnll he Of the opinion that such
child for any reason is entitled to be
exempted ms aforesaid. then such super
intendent shall Issue II written permit
to such child. stating therein his reas-
on for such exemption. An appeal
may be taken from the decision of
such superintendent SO passing upon
such application. to the probate court
of the county in which such district
lies, upon such child making such ap-
plicatiou and filing the same with the