The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-09-15
SCHOOL A1TIE|::iI-
Dance MOTTO
Compulsory School Law

To Parents, Guariians and Others in
Custer Couo'y, Idaho:
The following are the provisions OF
the scht o. law Of Idaho, Session Laws
1911, designed for those who are in
cline to upjustly deprive their chill
dren of ,h4 advantages of a fair COM
mol sch Dol educ alton:
Encouraging Delinquency a Mis-
demeanor
Section l59. In ali cases 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 such
child, or any other person responsible
for, or by any act encouraging, caus
ing or contributing 20 the delinquency
Of such child. shall be guilty of mis-
demeanor, and upon trial and convic-
ton thereof shall be fined in a sum Of
not to exceed Three Hundred Dollars
($30O), or imprisonment in the county
Jail for a period o. not exceeding six
months, or shall softer both fine and
imprisonment. The Court may impose
conditions upon any person found
guilty ulider This Act, and SO long as
such person shall comply Herewith to
the satisfaction OF the Court, the sem
tence imposed may lie suspended.
ChiIcren to Attend School
Section 100. In all districts OF this
State, al pare hts, guardian, and other
persons having care of children shall
instruct them, or cause them to be in
structed, in reading, writing, spelling
English Grammar, geography and
arithmetic. in such districts, every
parent, guardian, or other person hay
ing charge OF any child between the
ages Of eight t8) aud sixteen (l6) years
shall send sach child TO u public, pri-
vate, or parochal school for the entire
school year during which the public
schools ave 10 cession in such district;
Provided, however: That this chapter
shall 10. Apply to children over fifteen
| (5) years of age, where such child
shall have completed the eigth Is,
grade. or may be eligible to enter any
| lis help is needed for it's own use or
its parents support, or where for good
cause shown ir would be for the best
interest Ct such child to be relieved
fran tue provisions OF this chapter
| Provided, fnrthur, that ii IL repu Ia BILE
physician within the district shall GER
tify ia writ, g that the child's bodily
or mental condition does not permit
its attendance at school, such child
shall DC exempt during such period OF
disability from the requirements of
the su perin,enaent of the school dis
trct, If there be such upsrinteudent,
and If not, then the county snperinteu
dent OF schools, to hear and determine
all aprlicst;oue of children desiriog,
for any Of the causes msn toned here,
to he exempted trom the provisions If
this chapter, and If ucoa sucn appl,oa-
tion, such superintendent, hearing the
same, shnli be Of the opinion that such
enid for any reason is entitled to be-
exempted as aforesaid, then such super
| intsnaaut shall issue written permit
to sach child, stating therein his reae-
on for such exemption. An appeal,
may be taken rom the decision of
! such superintendent s" passing upon
such application, TO the rebate court
o. The county IN which su.h district
lies, uuoa such child making such ap-
| pIicatiou aud fling the same with the
clerk or judge OF said court, within ten
days after its refusal By such superiu-
tendent, for which no fee to exceed
the sum of One Dollar lst.0ol shall be
charged, and the decision of the pro-
bate court shall be final. An applica