The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-10
COMPULSORY EDUCATION
NOTICE


COMPULSORY EDUCATION
NOTICE
To Parents, Guardians aud Others in
Ada County, Idaho.
The following are the provisions
OF the school laws of Idaho. Session
Laws 1911, designed FOR those who
are inclined to unjustly deprive their
children Of the advantages OF fair
common school education:
Section 1863. Encouraging Delin.
quency aIisdemeanor. In all cases
where any child shall be delinquent
child, juvenile delinquent person,
or juvenile disorderly person, as de- |
fined by this Act, the parent or par
ents legal guardian, or person hav-
ing the custody OF sucn child, or any
other person responsible for, or by
any act encouraging, causing, or con-
tribnting 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$3001, or imprisonment in the conn
ty jail for a period OF not exceeding
ak 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 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
districts, every parent, guardian, or
other person having charge of any
child between the ages of eight (Sl
and sixteen (16) years, shall send
such 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-
yided. however: That this chapter
shall not apply to children over fiji
teen tlb1 years of age, where such
child shall have completed The
eighth (Sthl grade or may be elig-
ible to enter any high school In such
district, or where its help is neoes-
sary for Its own use or fits 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-
vidsd, further, That II reputable
physician within the district shall
certify in writing that the childs
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, Ii there be such
superintendent, and IL 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 hchiid for any reason is entitled
TO be exempted as aforesaid, then
such superintendent shall issue
written permit to such child, stating
therein his reason for such exemp-
tion. 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 ouch
child making such application and
filing the same with the clerk or
judge of said court, within ten DAYS
after its refusal by such superin-
tendent, for which no fee to exceed
the sum of One Dollar Isl .O0l shall
be charged, and the decision of the
probate court shall he final. An APP
pltcation for release from the pro-
visions of this chapter shall not be
renewed oftener than once in three
months.
Section f61 Juvenile DisorderIy
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, |
incorrigible, or immoral in conduct, |
or who IL an habitual truant from |
school or who habitually 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 I
deemed a juvenile disorderly person,
and be subject TO the provisions OF
this chapter.
LURA v. PAINE,
County SUPERINTENDENT of Schools