Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1922-08-17
NOTICE OF COMPULSORY SCHOOL
LAW

and guardians is hereby called to the
compulsory school law, as passed by
the 1921 Legislature and which is given
in full below:
oecrlon Io12. Compulsory Educa.
ton. In 'al districts Ia this state all
parents, guardians and others having
the care OF children shall instruct them
or cause them to be instructed in read
ing, writing, spelling, English gram
mar, geography and arithmetic. In
such districts every parent, guardian,
or other person having charge of any
child between the ages of eight (S)
and eighteen (1S) yeans, shall send such
child to public, private or parochial
school for the entire year during which
the public schools are in session in
such district; Provided, However, that
this article shall not apply to children
over Is years of age where such child
shall have completed the eighth grade
or may be eligible to enter any high
school in such district, Or where its
help is necessary for its own OF its
parents support or where for good
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interest of such child to be relieved
from the provisions of this article;
Provided, Further, that reputable
physician within the district shall GER
tify in writing that the child IS bodily
or mental condition does not permit
it's attendance at school, such child
shall be exempt during such period of
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this article. It shall be the duty of
the superintendent of the school dis
trict, if there be such superintendent,
and if not, then the county superinten-
dent of schools, to hear and determine
all applications of children desiring for
any of the causes mentioned here,
to be exempted from the provisions of
this article, and if upon such applica-
ton such superintendent hearing the
same shall be of the opinion that such
child for any reason is entitled TO be
exempted as aforesaid, then such sup
erintendent shall issue written per-
nit to such child, stating therein his
reason for such exemption An appeal
may be taken from the decision of
such superintendent so passing upon
the application to the probate court of
the county in which such district lies,
upon such child making such applicat-
ion and filing the same with tho clerk
or judge of said court, within ten days
after its refusal by such superinten-
dent for which no fee to exceed the
sum of 81 shall be charged, and the de-
cision of the probate court shall be fl
nal. An application for release from
the provisions of this article shall not
be renewed oftener than once in three
months.
Section 993. Census List. It shall
be the duty OF the clerk of the board
of school trustees of each district, on
Or before the third Monday in Septem-
Der, to furnish. or cause to be furnish
ed to the head teacher of the schools
of his district a list of all children in
the district between the ages of s and
IS, said list to be taken from the report
of the school census marshal for the
current year.
Section 994 Census List and Enroll
ment to Be Checked. Tt shall be the
duty Of the head teacher of each dis
trict to check or cause to be checked
the enrolment of the school against
the report furnished by the clerk as
and to report to the county |
all pupils not in att |
enhance who are within the ages of 8 |
and IS and who have no release from
school; Provided That this section |
shall not apply to children over 10
who have completed the eighth grade.
Section. 995. Absentees to Be Re-
ported. At the beginning of each |
month thereafter, it shall be the duty |
of the head teacher to report to the
county superintendent the names of
al children between 8 and Is not
releases who failed to attend |
school during the preceding month.
r. shall be the duty of the county SUI
perintendent to refuse to countersign /
The teachers warrants until such re-
norts are made as herein provided;
Provided that districts having Guper-
intenTlent of schools shall not report
10 the county superintendent, but shall
through their district super
in the same manner as
herein provided for county superin-
tendents.
Section 996. Duty of County Su-
perintendent. Upon the receipt OF
such report the county superintendent
shall promptly give TO the probation
officer the names Of all pupils who do
not bear releases from school issued
by proper authority.
Section 997. Duty of Probation Off
,ers The probation officer shall serve
lue notice upon the parents or guar
7ians to place sch children in school.
IF said children are not placed in
school within a reasonable time and
ire not entitled to bear a release, then
he child and the parent or guardian
hall he. proceeded against as provided
n the laws for the correction of de-
inouent children. Tt shall be the duty
# the probation officer to prefer such
F. f.. LUKENS, Acting Superinten-
lent of Public Instruction, Idaho Co,
lnty, Idaho. lo
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