The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-07-19
NOTICE TO PARENTS AND
GUARDIANS
To Parents, Guardians and Others in
Custer County

The following are the provisions of
the school law of Idaho, Session Laws.
1911, designated for those who are in
clined to unjustly deprive their chill
dren of the advantage of fair COM
mon school education:
Encouraging Delinquency Misde-
meanor
SECTION 159. In all cases where
any child shall be delinquent child,
a juvenile delinquent person, or ju-
venilc disorderly person as defined by
th.s act, the parent or parents. legal
guardian or person having custody OF
81 q child or any other person respon-
siole for, or by any act encouraging,
causing or contributing to the delin-
quenc, of such child, shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor, and upon trial and
ccL yiction thereof shall be fined a
su l not to exceed Three Hundred
Dnl:sls ($300.00), or imprisonment in
the county Jail for period of not ex-
ceeiing six months, or shall suffer both
fine anc Imprisonment. The court may
impose conditions upon any person
found guilty under this Act, and SO
long as such person may comply there
with TO the satisfaction of the court,
the sentence imposed may be sus-
pended.
Children to Attend School
SECTION 160. In all district OF
this State, all parents, guardians, an
other persons having care of children
shall instruct them, or cause them to
be instructed in reading, writing, spell.
ing, English grammer. geography an
arithmetic. In such districts, ever
parent, guardian or other person hav
ing charge of any child between til.
ages of eight (8) and eighteen (18;
years, shall send such child to pub
lie, private or parochial school for the
entire school year during which the
public schools are in session in such
district. Provided, however,: That this
chapter shall not apply to children
over fifteen (15) years of age, where
such child shall have completed the
eighth (8th) grade, OF may be eligible
to enter any high school in such dis
trict, or where it's help is necessary for
it's own use or its 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 chapter; Provided, further, that if
reputable physician within the dis
trict shall certify in writing that the
child's bodily or mental condition does
not permit its attendance at school
such child shall be exemp during such
period of disability from the require
ments of this chapter 1t shall be the
duty of the superintendent of the
school district, if there be such super
IN, hn Y
superintendent of schools, to hear and
determine all applications of children
desiring, for any of the causes mention
ed here, to be exempted from the
provisions of this chapter, and if upon
such application such superintendent
hearing the same, shall be of the opin
ion that such child for any reason is
entitled to be exempted as aforesaid
then such superintendent shall issue
written permit TO such child, stating
therein his reason for such exemption
I An appeal may be taken from the de
cision of such superintendent so pass
ing upon such application, to the pro
bate court of the county in which sucl
district lies upon such child making
| such application and filing the sam'
with the clerk or judge of said court
| within ten days after its refusal b!
such superintendent for which no fet
to excee6 The sum of One Dolla
| ($1C0) shall be charged, and tn
| decision of the probate court shall b.
final An application for release from
the provisions of this chapter shal
not be renewed oftener than once il
three months
Juvenile DisorderIy Persons Definee
| SECTION 161. Livery child With
the provisions of this chapter who doe
not attend school. as provided in tn
preceding section, or who is in a
} tendance at any public, private or pa
ochial school, and is vicious, incorril
ible ~ immoral in conduct, or who
, an habitual truant from school, c
| who habitually wanders about tn
streets and public places during schot
hours without lawful occupation {
employment, or who habitually wal
ders about the streets in the nigh
having no employment or lawful o
cupatioon. shall be deemed = juveni
disorderly person and be subject
the provisions of this chapter.