Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1922-08-24


: compulsory school law, as passed by
2 the 1921 legislature and which is giver
in full below:
Section 751a. Compulsory Educa
ton. IN all districts IN tins state al
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) years, shall send such
child to a 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 10 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 a 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
disability from The requirements Of
this article. II shall he the duty of |
the sunerintendent 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 rs aforesaid. then such SUD-
erintendent shall issue a written per-
NIT to such child, stating therein his
reason for such exemption. An appeal
NAV be taken from the decision Of
such suDerintendent so passing upon
the application TO the probate court of
the county in which such district lies
upon such child making such applicat-i
ION and filing the same with the clerk
or iudge of said court, within ten davs
after its refusal by such superinten-
dent for which no fee To exceed tbe
Eum of 81 shall he charged. and the de- |
'ision of the probate court shall be fl {
nal. An application for release from {
the provisions of this article shall not |
he renewed oftener than once in three {
months
Section 993. Census List. It shall =
be the duty of the clerk of the board
II school trustees of each district. on ,
'r before the third Monday in Septem- !,
'er, to furnish or cause to be furnish i.
ID to the head teacher of the schools
If his district list of all children in
he district between the ages of 8 and
8, said list to be taken from the report n
# the school census marshal for the o
urrent year.
Section 994. Census List and Enroll 7
nent to Be Checked. It shall be the N
uty Of the head teacher of each dis q,
r1ct to check or cause to be checked :,
he enrolment of the school against a
he report furnished by the clerk as =. ~
foresaid and to report to the county 1
nperintendent all pupils not in att IN
ndance who are within the ages Of s in
nd Is and who have no release from to
,lool; Provided, That this section ha
lall not apply to children over Is DC
no have. completed the eighth grade. hs
Section 995. Absentees to Be Re- to
orted. At the beginning of each ar
onth thereafter, it shall be the duty M,
the head teacher to report to the 90
'unty superintendent the names of q
| children between s and Is not -.
,aring releases who failed to attend GU
hool during the preceding month. We
shall be the duty of the county SUI on
to refuse to countersign sid
e teachers warrants until such re- is
rts are made as herein provided; Pc
divided that districts having a ouper-
tendent of schools shall not report
the county superintendent, but shall
oceed through their district SUPER
tendent in the same manner as Ter
rein provided for county superin- SUI
ndents car
Section 996. Duty of County Su- TO
Upon the receipt of Un
ch report the county superintendent So'
oll promptly give to the probation try
icer the names Of all pupils who do the
{ bear releases from school issued anC
proper authority. me
Section 997. Duty of Probation Off sha
IS. The probation officer shall serve nor
e notice upon the parents or guar tha
ans to place sch children in school. -,
said children are not placed in r1a,
iool within a reasonable time and ~
not entitled TO bear release, then
child and the parent OF guardian
lll be proceeded against as provided =
the laws for the correction of de-
ouent children. Tt shall be the duty at
the probation officer to prefer such R.
nplaints. $40
T: r. IUKENS, Acting Superinten-
mt of Public INSTITUTION, Idaho Co T
ty, Idaho. 80