The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-03-25

Sucn OLner QuLleS DIS are HeielllaIler
| imposed. Any child ineligible to at
tend the public schools shall be re-
ported by the Attendance Officer or
Board of Trustees, as the case may
be, to the County Superintendent of
Education, who shall transmit such
report to the executive head of the
proper State school for such special
child: Provided, That the County
Board of Education of any county,
with the written approval of the
County Superintendent of Educs :
and of a majority of the County
Legislative delegation, may employ
for such period as they deem neces-
sary, County Attendance Officer to
perform the services herein devolved
upon the district Attendance Officers,
for all the districts of the county; and
the expense of such Attendance Off
Ger shall be pro rated among the dis
tricts of the county in proportion to
the funds available for the support
of the respective school districts.
Section 7. The various County
Superintendents of Education shall,
at the time of making their regular
annual report to the State Superln-
tendent of Education, make re-
port of the number of children in
their respective counties within the
ages prescribed by this statute, the
average attendance of such children,
the total number of absences during
the fodoirep cmpyoo lsu....r shrdlcm
the period of compulsory attendance
showing number excused and the
number of convictions under this
statute and amount of revenue de-
rived from penalties under this stat
ute.
1t shall be the duty of each teach
er to make a monthly report Of all
absences, together with the excuses
for such absences, if any excuse be
given, showing which have been pre-
viously reported according to pro-
visions hereinafter made in this stat
ute, and which have been excused by
the teacher and no teachers pay war
rant shall be approved by the trustees
unless such report is attached. The
trsutees shall then consider the alb
sences excused by the teacher, and
if, in their opinion, the excuse is not
sufficient shall so report to the Sup
erintendent Of Education, who shall
proceed as in cases of unexcused alb
sences. No county Superintendent
of Education shall approve any
teachers pay warrant unless such re-
port is attached, and in case of vio-
lation of this provision the County
Superintendent of Education shall
become liable on his official bond for
the amount of any teachers pay
warrant or warrants approved by
him receiving the said report.
Section 8. That it shall be the
further duty of each Attendance Of
ficer to receive from the Superintend-
ent or Principal of any school within
the district or territory the name of
every child between eight and four
teen years of age absent from school,
and to ascertain from the parent or
guardian of such child the reason for
such absence. If such absence is
due to any other than Providentlal
cause or causes or to such cause or
causes as would seriously endanger
the health of the child, such parent
or guardian must be notified to appear
before the nearest Magistrate at
special time to show why he or she
should not be punished for his or her
neglect: Provided, That the Attend
ance Officer may, in his or her discre-
ton, excuse any absence. A full
record of such excused absences. to-
gether with the reason therefor,
shall be filed monthly with the Coun-
ty Superintendent of Education.
Section 9. That all Attendance
Officers shall have the right to re-
quire birth certificate or any affida-
Wit as to the age of any child in his
or her district or territory. They
shall have the further right to visit
any place of employment to ascer-
tain if any child between eight and
forteen yeuars of age is employed.
These officers shall keep a record of
all notices served and cases prose
cuted, and shall make a full report
of them once month to the County
Board of Education.
Section 10. That any parent,
guardian or other person having
charge of any child subject to the
nrov;s;onc of this act who Wilfully