The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-12-15
SCHOOL LAW TO
Be EMF FORCED IS
PLAN OF ALLEN
Mo Truant Officer in Grady but Sup
erntendent Plans to Put Com
ptIsory Schooling in Ef-
fecti Asks Help

Unless present conditions relative
70 school attendance are changed
many parents in Grady county vii
be subject to punishment under the
compulsory attendance law. accord
ing to II. T.. Allen, county superin
lendent OF public instruction.
School attendance in many schools
in Grady county is slumping Mr.
Allen said. The compulsory schoo
law. he points out, provides that al
children under the age of sixteen
years shall attend school for period
Of time not less than two-thirds OF
the school term
\ Although the board of county com
missioners, Of Grady county, acting
N adviGeeof William Stacey, county
attorney, refused to make an allow
ance for the employment of truant
officer, Mr. Allen will endeayor to
enforce the law in the town and
rural schools.
Because of the labor situation,
many children in the rural districts
never have entered school, but in
stead are helping on the farms.
The county superintendent has
Just received communication from
Ciaude CQnnley, state commissioners
)f labor, wherein he is advised that
the state department of labor is
making a statewide drive with those
oncerns who employ children, for
the purpose of securing their CO.
operation and assistance in carrying
into effect the compulsory school at
tendance laws OF the state, and re,
luesting ITEM to release from emr
ployment, children of school age
who have not attended school dur
ing the past three months. Seyera
ocal concerns will be solicited to
AXE this action.
Labor Commissioner Connally in a
letter just received by Supt. Aller
says:
mo doubt you are familiar with
the Child Labor Laws Of this state
which permits the employment Of
children in your and other like in
stitutions, under the age of fourteen
years, and which also forbids the
employment of children in such es-
adjustments, between the ages of
fourteen and sixteen years, NOR
than eight hours in any one day, or
more than forty-eight hours in any
me week; also that boys under the
age of sixteen and girls under eigh-
teen, must not be employed or per
mitted to work in. such establish
ments between the hours of o'clock
p. III. and o'clock a. m.
"You lay not perhaps be advised
that the school attendance laws of
this state, compel all children under
the age of sixteen years to attend
chool for period of time not less
than two-thirds the school term.
Children under the age of sixteen
years who have been employed in
permissible occupations since the
beginning OF the current school term.
it is, expected will Immediately be
released from employment and be
given the advantage and protection
the laws of our state afford them.
1--WE are now in communication
with the school authorities in your
community, and have requested
their cool, Ttion in making these
regulations affective. Representa-
tives from the department will call
on you from, time to time between
now and the end of the school term.
and your cooperation is requested, in
assisting to carry into affect this
and beneficial legisla
tion.
Reports to this department indi-
cate that unemployment is now gen
eral throughout the state, and EN-
ploying children of school age who
have not attended school the re-
quired length of time. we think is
not justifiable We believe YOU will
agree with us that where circum-
stances will permit, adults should be
given empldyhentl bin difference to
children. - Y
Representatives from this depart
ment will be visiting your city and
will confer with you on this prob
ef from time to time, and in the
if you have any sugges-
lions to make for improving and
making more effective this work.
We will certainly be glad to receive
hem"
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