The Coolidge examiner., 1930-10-17
Warming AGAINST
EMPLOYMENT
OF CHILDREN

Cotton raisers and others in the
Duncan valley who are likely to
employ children in their fields
should be careful not to get entan-
gled in the meshes of the laws pro-
viding for compulsory education OF
children.
Every fall school authorities Of
the valley have difficult time in
causing all children of school age
attending school. This year is no
exception, and already a number Of
children are absent from the school
room.
In this regard it is we'll to quote
from the school laws of Arizona,
dealing with compulsory attend
ance, ETC., having a bearing on this
condition. The law says:
Every person in the state hav-
ing control of any child between the
ages of s and 16 years shall send
such child to a public school for the
full time that such school is in ses-
sion in the district where such child
resides, provided such person shall
be excused from such duty by the
board of trustees of the district,
whenever it shall be shown to the
satisfaction of such board and the
county school superintendent that
one or more of the following rea-
sons exist: That such child is
taught at home by a competent
teacher in the branches taught in
the common schools of the state;
or is attending a regularly organ
lied private or parochial school
taught by competent teachers for
the full time that the public schools
Of the district are in session; or is
in such physical or mental condi-
tion as to render such attendance
ineXpedient or impractical; or has
already completed the grammar
school course prescribed by the
state board of education; or mas
presented any reason for non attend
ance satisfactory to a board con-
sisting of the president of the local
board Of trustees, teacher of the
child and the probation officer of
the superior court Of the county;
or is over IA years of age, and with
the consent of the parents or guar
dian is employed at some lawful
wage earning occupation.
mo child under the age of 16
years shall be employed by any per-
son during the hours that the public
schools of the district where such
child resides are in session, unless
each child shall present a certif-
icate from the attendance offer of
the district stating that he has been
excused from attendance from for
one Of the reasons set forth in this
section, which certificate may be
revoked at any time. Such certif-
fcate shall be filed by the employer
OF such child with the county school
superintendent, Immediately upon
the employment of the child, to
gether with a statement of the ma
ture of such employment, and, upon
the termination of such employ
ment, written notice of such fact
shall be given by the employer to
the county school superintendent.
Such child shall, however, attend
part time school or class when esta-
blished in a district.
Violation of previous section;
penalty: Any person violating the
provisions of the preceding section
shall be guilty of misdemeanor,
and fined not less than five nor
more than three hundred dollars,
or be imprisoned in the county Jail
not less than one nor more than
niney days, or both such fine and
Imprisonment"
FARMERS are warned not to en-
ploy children unless they possess
the necessary certificates, issued as
provided by law as set forth in the
foregoing.-Copper Era.