The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-09-02
LEGAL PUBLICATIONS
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

{ Ito Parents Guardians and Otners'
The following are the provisions
, School law of Idaho, Session Law
: 1917 designated for those who are
inclined to unjustly deprieve thei
, children of the advantages of fai
lcommon school education:
Encouraging Delinquency
Mlsdemeanor.
Section 1859. In all cases where an
child shall be a delinquent child,
juvenile delinquent person, or JuV
emile disorderly person as defined D.
this act the parent or parents lega
guardian OF persons having custody
of such child or any person respon
slble for or by any act encouraging
causing or contributing to the delin
|ouency of such child shall be guilty
lof a misdemeanor and upon trial and
lconviction shall be fined in a sum not
Ito exceed Three Hundred Dollars
l(s30O) or Imprisonment in the County
Jail for period of not exceeding SIX
months or shall suffer both fine and
imprisonment. The Court may imp
ose conditions upon any person found
guilty under this act and so long as
Isuch person shall comply Herewith
Ito the satisfaction of the Court the
sentence imposed may be suspended.
Children to Attend School
Section 1860 In all districts of this
state all parents guardians and other
persons having care of children shall
instruct them or cause them to be
instructed in reading, writing. spell
ling English Grammar geography and
arithmetic In such districts every
parent guardian or other person hav
ing charge of any child between the
ages Of eight (S) and sixteen (16) |
years shall send such child to pub |
lie private or parochial school for |
he entire school year during which |
public schools are in session IN such
district: Provided however: That this
chapter shall not apply to children
,ver fifteen (15l years of age where
UGH child shall have COMPLETED the
ighth (8th) grade or NAV be ELIGIBLE
o enter any high school In such dis
riot or where its HELM is necessary
or its own use or its narents supnort
r where for good cause shown 1t
'ould he for the hest interest Of ,
uch child to be relieved from the
rOvisions Of tr1s chantar. Provided ,
'~+he~ that If = renufo HE nhvsfcior, :
thin t1re DISTRICT cshar certify In J
rifino thnt the cEi1d's hodilv or men r
j conditions does not hermit lie AZ ,
at school and such child r
lall be exempt during such reriod n
disability, from the renuirementr Il
this chaDter. 1t shall he the dufv n
the superintendent of the school Il
strict. If there be such superIntend f
It of the school district and If not 1
en- Of the county superintendent of n
hools to hear and determine all ap- q
cations of children desiring for anv h.
the causes mentioned here to he n
empt from the provisions OF this Al
apter and If upon such application h
n superintendent, hearing the IL
ne shall be of the opinion that such to
I'D for any reason is entitled to he AZ
smpted as aforesaid then such sun CT
ntendent shall Issue written per pr
TO such child stating therein his ii,
son for such exception An appeal CO
v be taken from the decision of tn
\ superintendent so passing upon FIJI
n anplfcation to the probate court an
the county in which such district m,
upon such child making such an an
alton and filing the same with the as
X or judge of said court within luz
days after its refusal by such SUP for
ltendent for which no fee to ex- vii
the sum of One Dollar ts10o) ifs
j be charged and the decision of ma
probate court shall be final. An les
1cation for release from the pro hat
ons of this chapter shall not he
'wed oftener than three months
eniIe Disorderly Persons Defined G
'ctIon 1861. Every child within the the
'1s1ons of this chapter who does dis
attend school as provided In the eri,
eeding section or who Is in at- inn
ance at any public, private off arts
ch1al school and is vicious IN and
IDLE or immoral in conduct or emf
is an habftual truant from schoo, cas