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OF that district. "A majority vote oRatl
determine the question. Provided, further,
Wilmington shall 1T all times be the same
"a the boundaries Of the city Of Whining
ton.
In Gaze special school district express
es, through petition Of the Bonrd OF
Education of said district, or through
petition signed by IS voters of said dis
trict, n desire TO cease 10 be special
school district, tho question shall be sub
rnitted to tho qualified voters Of that
district at the genernl school election
in that dietric, and majority Of those
| voting shall determine tho question. If the
, vote be to dissolve said district, the said
district shall be and become part Of the
county system, subject to the authority
and jurisdiction of the county Board OF
Ed ucation Provided that no special
school district against which bonded
Indebtedness exists shall be admitted to
the county systan except by unanimous
vote Of the county Board of Education.
When any special school district ceases
be to special school district, an property
belonging TO such district and ell assets
of said district shall pass TO the county
Board of Education and be held in its
name. All liabilities Of rich special school
district shall, after proper audit by the
auditor OF accounts, be assumed by the
county Board of Education.
When a new special school district has
been created by the State Board Of Educa-
ton, the county Board of Education shall
convey all property that naturally be-
longs to such rev special school district
as determined by the State Board of
Education The Board Of Education of
such special school district shall also as
siine any such part Of the existing county
school debt as determined by the state
Board of Education In consultation with
the county Board of Education.
Other provisions of the bill follow:
The professional supervi sion of high
schools is invested in tho State Board of
| Education, which is required TO grade and
/ standardize all high schools and all high
! school departments and courses.
The State Board of Education shall
| make an annual inspection of oil high
schools.
! All approved high schools shall have at
/ least four standard unit courses for each
wear of the high schooi course. All four
/ wear high schools shall have a supple
mentary reading and reference library OF
at least $50 volumes and must be pro-
yided with equipment equivalent IN value
To the following amounts whenever such
high school department is required
Biology, $500. physics. $500; chemistry,
5000; manual training, 81 200; domestic
science, 81 200; agriculture, amount not
determined
In apportioning funds for the support
of high schools the State Board Of Educa-
ton shall base such appartlonment upon
the number Of pupils enrolled in the high
school, but shall not anportion State
funds TO high schools that are not ap-
proved Provided the partially approved
high schools shall be entitled 90 Euch
apportionment for one year, during which
time they shall qualify as approved high
schools in order to receive further appor-
tionment Provided, further, that no high
school shall receive moro than 800 for
each pupil enrolled.
The State Board of Education il en-
povered 10 divide the State, or any SEQ
ton thereof. into high school attendance
districts
Every person hsving control of 3 child
between the sges of and IA years is
required TO send such child TO school each
day of the minimum school year of 100
davs; every person having charge of
child IA, Is or Is years OF aga who has
not completed the work OF the eighth
grade, is required to send such child TO
school not less than i00days, as nearly con-
1
than November l, unless it can be shown
and witnessed by written endorsement
70 the satisfaction of the superintendent
Of schools of the given school district that
such child is elsewhere receiving regular
and thorough instruction during said
minimum school year IN the subjects pre-
scribed for the elementary schools IN a
manner suitable TO children of the same
age and stage OF advancement The
proper authorities may excuse cases OF
necessary and legal absence. The pro-
visions Of this section shall not apply "a
children whose mental or physical con-
dition is such as 70 render the instruction
above described inexpedient or impractlca-
ble. Violation of this section is punished
| by fine of not less than s. or more than
s25 on first conviction and not less than
s25 or more than $50 for each subsequen'
conviction, and in default of the payment
the defendant may be committed tc
prison for period not exceeding two
days for the first conviction and for q
period not exceeding five days for each
subsequent conviction. A person who
presents satisfactory excuse IN writins
three days after notification shall not bt
prosecuted.
Special schools may be provided foI
children who are habitual truants or are
inslbordinate or disorderly during THEN
attendance upon instruction. Truant-
| or incorriubles may be sentenced TO the
Ferris Industrial School or the Delaware
,, Industrial School for Girls.
The county Boards of Education and
the Boards of Education of special schoo
districts shall file with their biennia
school budgets OF the year In which there
is q legislative session proposed build
ing program. If the State Board of Educa-
ton approves the program, 1T shall be tht
program for the two succeeding years
,, The county and special school district
,, boards, with the approval Of the Stste
board, may do such things as are ncce.
sary TO carry out the building plan
! For the building program bonds shal
not be issued for a greater amount thar
FIVE per cent of the assessed valuation o.
the real estate of the school district issu
ing the bonds Special elections shall be
held on bond issues.
ANY county school district, any schoo
attendance district or any special sehoo
district, in addition 10 the amounts ap
portioned TO it by the State and county
Boards Of Education, may levy and oollec
an additional amount for school purposes
by taxation upon the value OF real estate
! and personal property as now assessed foi
county purposes, but before such ta'
il levied special election must be held
All persol conducting private schools
and all private educational associations
corDorations OF institutions shall report