Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-15
CHANGES IN SCHOOL
LAWS OF WISCONSIN
School Boards and Others Find
Interesting Changes Look
ing Over New Laws as
Recently Passed

The current issue of the Wisconsin
Farmer gives timely article on
changes made at the recent session
of the legislature in Wisconsin s
school laws. We reproduce it in full.
number of changes made in the
laws as affecting the common schools
were made at the recent session OF
the legislature Some of these pertain
to transportation of pupils, others to
school boards will be interested in
these new laws, and the state depart
ment public instruction has made
the following synopsis of them for
the benefit of boards and patrons of
schools:
Chapter 81, laws of 1921, has added
citizenship to the list of studies to be
taught in every district school
Chapter 1876 provides that if in the
Judgment the school district to pro
vide board and lodging, instead of
transportation, for a pupil for five
days in the week, compensation may
be paid for such board and lodging
at the rate of SIS per child per school
week of five days. This arrangement
can only be made in behalf of the
persons who reside more THAI four
miles from school in the home or in
an adjoining district.
Chapter 80 provides that if teach
er residing in the county OF AZ
contracts to teach in the county CT
"a" contracts to teach in the county
of "B" it is the duty of said teacher,
within 20 days after the contract has
been entered into, to file in the office
of the county or city superintendent
where she is to teach, certified
statement showing the date of ex-
piration of her certificate or license,
whether issued by county or city
superintendent, or by the state sup
erintendert, and fixes forfeit of one
weeks salary unless this direction is
complied with. District officers lay
themselves liable unless the forfeit
ture is withheld.
Chapter 1853, published April 18th,
raises the amount of tuition which
may lawfully be charged for atten-
dance Of nonresident children. Prev
ious to April 18th the maximum
amount was 81 per month for atten-
dance in ,one room rural schools
and $1.75 for attendance in state
graded schools or grades below the
high school This chapter provides
that the tuition fee that may be
charged below the ninth grade in any
school shall not exceed the per cap
tia cost of instruction in said school
for the year or part of year for
which tuition is charged, and this
per capita cost shall be determined
by dividing the total salary paid the
teacher by the total enrolment for
the year. If parent or guardian de-
sires to have child sent to some
school other than the one in the
district, and under circumstances
; which require sad parent or guardian
to be responsible for the payment Of
tuition, the school board or board of
education must enter into a written
agreement with the parent or guar
dian prior to the admission of such
nonresident pupil. In all cases where
all the schools of a district have
been suspended by the authority of
the electors assembled at the annual
meeting, and the board authorized
to pay for transportation and tuition
of the children of the district to an
adjoining school or schools, the dis
trict suspending it's school is re-
sponsible for the payment of the tut
tion as well as the transportation.
Chapter 1870 provides, among other
things, that if a petition signed by
one-half or more of the legally quail
fed electors of the district is present
ed to the school board requesting
that the use of the school building
shall not be granted for public dane