Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1922-08-31
NOTICE OF COMPULSORY SCHOOL
LAW

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The attention of teachers, parent:
and guardians is hereby called to the
compulsory school law, as passed by
the 1921 Legislature and which is giver
in full below:
Section 751a. Compulsory Educa
tlon. In all districts in this state al
parents, guardians and others having
the care Oh 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) years, 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 or it's
parents support or where for good
cause shown it would be for the best
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's bodily
or mental condition does not permit
lbs attendance at school, such child
shall be exempt during such period Of
disability from the requirements of
this article. Tt shall he 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, 10 hear ami 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-
tion such superintendent hearing the
same shall be of the ouinion 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
NAV 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 the 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 Tt 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 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
aforesaid and TO report to the county |
all pupils not In att
enhance who are within the ages Of
and IS and who have no release from
school; Provided, That this section
shall not apply to children over Is
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
Ill children between 8 and Is not
bearing releases who failed to attend
school during the preceding month.
re shall be the duty Of the county su-
to refuse to countersign
he teachers warrants until such re-
ports are made as herein provided;
Provided that districts having a Guper-
of schools shall not report
n the county superintendent, but shall
proceed through their district super
ntendent in the same manner as
herein provided for county superin-
endents.
Section 996. Duty of County SUI
,erintendent. Upon the receipt OF
uch report the county superintendent
hall promptly give to the probation
fficer the names Of all pupils who do
lot bear releases from school issued
" proper authority.
Section 997. Duty of Probation Off
ers. The probation officer shall serve
ne notice upon the parents or guar
ians to place sch children in school.
f said children are not placed in
chool within a reasonable time and
re not entitled to bear a release, then
he child and the parent or guardian
ball be proceeded against as provided
\ the laws for the correction of de-
nuuent children. Tt shall be the duty
f the probation officer to prefer such
F. e. LUKENS, Acting Superinten-
emit of Public Instrurtion, Idaho Co