The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-08-27
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
NOTICE

To Parents, Guardians and Others I'm
Ada County, Idaho
The following are the provisions
OF the school laws OF Idaho. Session
Laws 1911. designed Tor those who
are inclined TO unIustly deprive their
children or the advantages OF q fair
common school education
Section 1853. Encouraging Delin-
quency Misdesneanor. In all cases
where any child shall be delinquent
child. a Juvenile delinquent person,
or q Juvenile disorderly person, as de-
fined W this Act, the parent or par
ents, legal guardian, or person hay
Ing the custody OF sucn child, or any
other person responsible for, or by
any act encouraging. causing, or con-
trIbuting 10 the delinquency Of such
child, shall be guilty OF misdemeails
or and, upon trial and conviction
thereof, shall be fined IN a sum not
TO exceed Three Hundred Dollars
4S300l, or Imprisonment In the coun-
" 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 under this Act and so
long as ouch person shall comply
Herewith to the satisfaction OF the
Court. the sentence imposed may be
suspended
Section 100. Children 10 Attend
School In all school districts OF
this State, all parents. guardians, and
other persons having care OF child
rem shall instruct them, or cause
them TO be instructed, IN reading,
writing. spelling, English grammar,
geography and arithmetic. In sneh
districts, every parent, guardian, or
other person having charge OF any
child between the ages OF eight 49,
and sixteen t16) years. shall SEM
such child TO public, private, or
parochial school for the entire school
year during which the public schools
are in session In such district; Pro-
yided, however, That this chapter
shall not apply TO children over fiji
teen tI5) years OF age, where such
child shall have completed the
eighth t8th) grade, or may be elig
ible to enter any high school in such
district, or whore its help Is neces-
sary for Its own use or its parents
support. or where for good cause
shown II would be for the best inter-
est OF such child TO be relieved from
the provisions of this chapter; Pro-
yided. further, That IL a reputable
physician within the district shall
certify in writing that the child's
bodily or mental condition does not
permit its attendance at school,
such child shall be exempt during
ot.nh fapfnA ~ Itpa kltEfxy Frnp, fhn &c
quirements OF this chapter. II shall
be the duty OF the superintendent Of
the school district, IL there be such
superintendent, and II not, then the
equity superintendent of schools, to
hear and determine all applications
OF children desiring, for any of the
causes mentioned here, to be exem-
pied from the provisions OF this
chapter, and II upon such applicat-
ion such superintendent hearing the
same shall be of the opinion that
sue hehild for any reason is entitled
TO be exempted as aforesaid, then
such superintendent shall issue a
written permit to such child, stating
therein hts reason for such eSemp-
ton. An appeal may be taken from
the decision of such superintendent
80 passing upon such application, to
the probate court of the county In
which such district lies, upon such
child making such application and
filing the same with the clerk or
Judge OF said court, within ten days
after it's refusal by such superin-
tendent, for which no fee to exceed
the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) shall
lie charged, and the decision of the
probate court shall he final An APP
plication for release from the pro-
visions OF this chapter shall not be
renewed oftener than once in three
months.
Section 1Gi, Juvenile Disorderly
Persons Defined. Every child within
the provisions of this chapter VINO
does not attend school, as provided
In the preceding section, or who Is
in attendance at any public, private
or paroehial school, and is vicious
incorrigible. or immoral In conduct,
or who Is an hahituHl truaat from
school, or who hahitually wanders
about the streets and public places
during school hours without lawful
occupation or employment, or who
habitually wanders about the streets
In the night time, having no employ.
ment or lawful occupation, shall be
deemed a Juvenile disorderly person
and be subject to the provisions OF
this chapter.
LURA V. PAINE,
County superintendent OF Schools.
Ada County. Idaho. aut3-s3