The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-08-13
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
NOTICE

10 Parents, Guardians ana Othare I'm
Ada County, Idaho.
The following are the provisions
OF the school laws Of Idaho, Session
Laws 1911, designed ror those wbo
are inclined to uniustly deprive tboir
children of the advantages of a fair
common school education:
+ Section l59. Encouraging DeI;r.
'quehcy MisdemeanOr. In all casas
where any child shall be a delinounnt
child, juvenile DELINQUENT nerson
or Juvenile dlsorderly person, as do,
fined by this ACT, the parent or mar
ents, legal guardian, or person hav-
ing the custody OF suCn child, or anv
olher person responsible for, or nv
any act encouraging, causing, or con-
tflDutlng to the delinquency of such
child, shall be guilty of a misdemean-
or, and, upon trial and conviction
thereof, shall be fined in a sum NOT
to exceed Three Hundred Dollars
t@3UO), or imprisonment in the coun-
~ Jail for period of not exceeding
SIX months, or shall suffer both fine
and Imprisonment. The Court NAV
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 NAV be
suspended.
Section 100. Children to 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 such
dlstrlcts, every parent, guardian, or
other person having charge of any
child between the ages of eight CS)
and sixteen ll6) years, shall SEND
ouch child to a public, private, or
parochial school for the entire school
year during which the public schools
are in session in such district; Pro-
vtded, however: That this chapter
shall not apply TO children over fiji
teen go years of age, where such
child shall have completed the
eighth (8th) grade, or may be elig-
ible to enter any high school in such
district, or where its help is neces-
sary for it's own use or it's PARENTS
support, or where for good cause
shown it would be for the best inter-
est of such child to be relieved from
the provisions of this chapter; Pro-
yided, further, That If 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
such period of disability from the re-
quirements of this chapter. 1t shall
be the duty of the superintendent of
the school district, if there be such
and If 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 if upon such applicat-
ion such superintendent hearing the
same shall be of the opinion that
sue hchild for any reason is entitled
to be exempted as aforesaid, then
such superintendent shall issue a
written permit to such child, stating
therein his reason for such eXemp-
ton. 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 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.OO) shall
be charged, and the decision of the
probate court shall be final. An APP
plication for release from the pro-
visions of this chapter shall not be
oftener than once in three
Section 161. 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 parochial school, and is vicious,
or immoral in conduct,
or who is an habitual truant from
school, or who habitually wanders
about the streets and public places
during school hours without lawful
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 Countv Idaho. aul3-s3