The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1922-09-14
THE COMPULSORY
EDUCATION LAW
Full Text of Section $3.50 Of Oregon
Laws as 1t is Today Compared with
Text of Bill to Amend, as Proposed
in So-CaIled Compulsory Education
Bill.
Compiled by the Oregon Voter.)
PRESENT LAW.

Section 1853. Children Between the
Ages of Nine and Fifteen Years. Ev-
cry parent, guardian or other person
in the State Of Oregon having con-
troll or charge of any child, or chill
dren, between and including the ages
of nine and fifteen years of age, shall
be required to send such child, or
children, to the public schools for a
term or period Of not less or more
than the number Of months of public
school held annually in the district
in which such parent, guardian or
other persoa in parental relation may
reside; provided, that in the follow
ing cases, children shall not be re-
quired to attend public schools:
(a) Children being Taught in Pri-
vate School. Any child, or children,
who is, or are, being taught for like
period of time in a private or par
ochial school, such branches as are
usually taught in the first eight years
in the public schools, or has, or have.
already acquired the ordinary branch
es of learning taught in the schools,
the fact of which acquisition of such
ordinary branches of learning by
such child, or children, shall be de-
termined by the school board in
charge of the public school in such
district;
(b) Children Physically Unable.
ANY child, or children, who is, or are,
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In such cases the truant officer shall
require a written statement of a
competent physician certifying that
such child, or children, is, or are,
physically unable to attend school;
(c) Distance from School. Children
between the ages of nine and ten
years of age whose parents live more
than one and one-half miles, and
children over ten years of age whose
parents live more than three miles,
by the nearest travelled road, from
some public school; provided that if
transportation is furnished pupils in
said district, this exemption shall not
apply.
(d) Private Instruction. Any child.
or children, who is, or are, being
taught for like period Of time by the
parent or private teachers such sub
jects as are usually taught in the first
eight years in the public school, but
before such child, or children, can be
taught by parent or private teacher,
such parent or private teacher must
receive written permission from the
county superintendent, who is hereby
authorized to grant such permission
only in case Of necessity, and such
permission shall not extend longer
than the end of the current school
year. Such child, or children, must
report to the county school superin-
tendent or some person designated by
him at least once every three months
and take an examination in the work
covered. If after such examination
the county superintendent shall de-
termnie that such child, or children,
is, or are, not being properly taught,
then the county superintendent shall
order the parent, guardian or other
person In parental relation to send
such child, or children, to school the
remainder Of the school year. Failure
on the part of the parent, guardian
or other person in parental relation
to comply with the order of the coun-
ty superintendent shall render such
person liable to the penalty provided
for in this act.
Section $500. Penalty for Failure
by Parent, etc, to Comply. In case
any parent or other person in parent
al relation shall fail to comply with
the provisions of this act he shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
shall, on conviction thereof, be liable
to fine of not less htan SIS, nor more
than S25, or by Imprisonment in the
county jail not less than two nor
more than ten days, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment in the dis.
erection of the court.
PROPOSED LAW.
A Bill for an Act to Propose by In
itiative Petition to Amend Section
$3.50, Oregon Laws-Compulsory
Education.
Be 1t Enacted by the People of the
State of Oregon:
Section /. That section $3.50, Ore
gon Laws be, and the same is hereby
amended SO as to read as follows:
Sec. $3.50. Children Between the
Ages of Eight and Sixteen Years. ANY
parent, guardian or other person in
the State of Oregon, having control
or charge or custody of child, under
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