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district and the rate of interest
shall not be greater than SO. The
money needed to pay the principal
and interest on these bonds is to
be raised, without further author
ization, by additional real and per-
sonal property taxes and poll taxes
in that district.
When public school buildings OF
equipment are destroyed by fire OF
other casualty, and the insurance
is insufficient for replacement, the
additional funds needed may be
supplied by the State at the dis
cretion of the Governor, in order
to facilitate replacement.
Among other things, the 1945
session of the General Assembly
passed separate bills providing for
salary increase for teachers, and
method for distributing teacher
salary increments. Briefly the
purpose is to determine the amount
of increment $4,000, $500, $780,
90 or nothing) to be given for
proficiency as ascertained by uni
form system in rating the effici-
ency of teachers in ~ definite
ness of aim, (2) skill and tech
nique, (3) class progress, (4) CO.
operation and (5) scholarships and
professional growth. The amount
of increment for teachers without
degrees is $500 less for the re-
spective ratings. Another action
on school matters by the 1945 As
sembly was the passage of the
Delaware State Employees Pen
sion Act"
Attendance
The Delaware School Laws make
provisions for mandatory free at
tendance at separate schools, pro-
vided for resident white and color
ed children.
Every person, having the Gus
tody of child between the ages
of seven and fourteen years, is
required to send such child to a
Free Public School each day of the
minimum established school year
of 100 days. In 1943 the General
Assembly amended the School
Laws to authorize Boards of School
Trustees and Boards of Education
to reduce the minimum school year
in their districts to 140 days. The
Amendment provided that it should
remain in effect until six months
after the war, or until terminated
by Government proclamation.
Every person having custody of
a child, age fourteen, fifteen or six
teen, who has not completed the
work of the eighth grade of the
Free Public School in the District
in which the child resides is re-
quired to send such child to that
school not less than 100 days, as
nearly consecutively as possible,
beginning not later than November
list. unles he can prove to the sat-
isfaction of a designated official
that the child is receiving regular
and thorough instruction during
the said minimum school year.
There are, of course, certain excep-
tions for legal absences and mental
and physical excuses, when certi-
fled by a physician.
All children under sixteen years
of age must either attend an all
day school or be legally employed.
The parent or guardian of any
child between the ages of twelve
and sixteen granted an employ
ment certificate is required to see
that the child attends part-time
school for at least four hours a
week, for at least thirty-six weeks
per year, and, if temporarily I'M
the child must be sent
to school minimum of twenty
hours per week. The attendance
hours for part-time school are 8
Am. to SPIN. on weekdays and 8
Am. until noon on Saturdays. The
hours child spends in part-time
school must also be included as
part of the hours he is permitted
to work, and farm and domestic
service shall be considered legal
employment. Provisions are also
made to revoke an employment
certificate if part-time school is
not attended.
The State Superintendent of
Public Instruction and the Super
of special school dis
tricts," or other persons designat-
ed, shall issue employment certifi-
Gates, permits or badges, and
school principals and head teach
ers shall prepare and sign such
records as are required by the laws
regulating Child Labor.