The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-08-13
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE NOTICE.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE NOTICE.
To Parents, Guardians and Others in
Lemhi County, Idaho:
The following are the provisions of
the school law of Idaho, Sessions
Laws, 1917, designed for those who
are inclined to unjustly deprive their
children of a fair common school
education:
Encouraging Delinquency Misde-
meanor.
Section 159. In all cases where any
child shall be delinquent child,
juvenile delinquent person, or a juve-
nile disorderly person, as defined by
this act, the parent or parents, legal
guardian, or person having custody
of such child, or any person respon-
sible for, or by any act encouraging,
causing or contributing to the delin-
quency of such child, shall be guilty
of misdemeanOr, and upon trial and
conviction thereof shall be fined in a
sum 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 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 160. In all districts of this
state, all parents, guardians and other
persons having care of children shall
instruct them, or cause them to be
instructed in reading, writing, spell
ing, 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 (S) and sixteen Q6)
years, shall send such child to a pub
lie, private or parochial school for the
entire school year during which the
pubic schools are in session in such
district; provided, however: That this
chapter shall not apply to children
over fifteen (15) years of age, where
such child shall have completed the
eighth (S) grade, or may be eligible
TO enter any high school in such dis
trlct, or where its help is necessary
Tor It's own use or its parents support.
or where for good cause shown it
would be for the best interests of such
child to be relieved from the pro.
visions of this chapter; Provided.
TURNER, that II reputable physician
within the district shall certify in
writing that the child's bodily or men.
tai condition does not Kermit its
attendance at school, such child shall
De exempt during such period of dis.
ability from the requirements of this
chapter 1t shall be the duty of the
superintendent of the school district
II there be such superintendent and
II not. then the county superintendent
u schoois TO hear and determine all
of children desiring for
any OF the causes mentioned here. 70
De exempted from the provisions of
'hls chapter and if upon such appli.
cation such superintendent. hearing
the same. shall be of the opinion thai
such child Tor any reason is entitled
TO De exempted as aforesaid, then such
shall issue a written
permit to such child. stating therein
ms reason for such exemption. An
appear may be taken from the decision
OIL such superintendent so passing
upon such application, to the probate
court OF the county in which such
district lies upon such child making
sucn application and filing the same
with the clerk or judge of said conr,
within ten days after its refusal bv
such superintendent, for which no foe
o exceed the sum of one dollar
,slo0) shall be charged. and the
iecision of the probate court shall he
mai. An application for release from,
ne provisions of this chapter shall NOT
De renewed oftener than once in TIRES
III &C
Juvenile Disorderly Person Defined
Section l61. Every child within the
provisions of this chapter who docs
lot attend school, as provided in the
preceding section, or who is in ATTEND.
nee at any public, private or marc.
mai school, and is vicious. incor.
lgloie or immoral in conduct or who
an habitual truant from schoo, or
wanders about the streets
nd public places during school honrs
'lhout lawful occupation or emnlov-.l
lent OF who habituallv uaps,,,, -.