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Compulsory Attendance
AH
Children Required to Attend School, Age 8 to 12
lerrn rour iYiouuis.
a separate offense and shall subject saii person , to penal
ties herein prescribed. : "
ATTENDANCE OFFICERS, DUTIES, tOMPENSATION. UTC
Section 5: The coIhty bo-of .education in each coun
ty, shall appoint and remove at will anattandance officer
for each township to enforce the provisions of this act who
shall serve also as .taker of the school census, performing
BOARD GIVEN POWER TO MAKE RULES AND REGULA
TIONS TO SECQREATTENDANCE.
Section 11. The board of education of each ' county shalF
have power at their regular meeting held in July of each
year, and therea ter at "any regular meeting, to jnake such
rules and regulations as they may deem best to secure the-
attendance of ah children between the ages of eight and'
dian, or
cliar
1. That from and alter the first day of July, all the duties heretofore required of the school committee' twelve years upon schools of the county, and such rules
other persons in the State of North Carolina having
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u j ino Kim fired and tnirteen.everv nnrAnt .rtn'm. v.. i - u i . nnH rAdniatirkno nVi o. .'or.-kirod.Kir w, i
thOUSaliti iii" ' feucu- aa iu uic v;cueus uiiuer secuou lour tuuuaauu one nunard "llou ujr mc uuuuiy oupcriuicuu-
ti nf a child or children between thp ndc
,;P or cuut-1 va
, t,;pive vears. snaii cause sucn cnua or cmirirpn tn
el ihe local Public sc11001 in tne district town or city in
tieB h! resides, countinuously for f ur months of the school
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,.h var. except as hereinafter provided. This rr
ierD1, UIlipulsroy attenaance shall commence at the begin
c, ,T.knrv neriod of the school term nppwet
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ehth tjirtnuay ui autu xiivi vx uuuicu, auusuaii cover
Pc i nari. .rl nf fnnr r.nnsep.nti sohnrkl
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f iiiis penua oi cumpmouiy uiLciiuauce ioreacn public
tt -1 shaii commence at the beginning ot the school term
fTj school unless otherwise oraertd'by the county board
FSlir,ncii or, in case of towns or cities of two thiou-
I nr more inhabitants, by the boaru oi trustees ox the'
biic schools oi saia towns or cities. Continuous attend
3U 1 upon some otner public school or upon any private or
Sen sciiooi taught uy competent teacners may be accept
: . pu oi atunaante upon.the local public schools: Pro-
Hed &ai 5a Peiluu UA wuuiiuuuo atucuuciuce upon sucn
chcol snaii ue iui at icaot iuui iiiumus oi eacn year:
or
ears
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brAvidetl lunner, uiai aiijrgpiivaL ui uumu ouiuui receiving!
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insiructioii pupns uetweeii lug ages oi eigut ana twelve
- shall Le rtquirta to Keep sucn records ot attendance
ciiiiareii ana to render such reports of same as are
.r rtuuiiea oi public schools. And attenaance un-
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to reuati buch reports shau not be accepted in lieu of
tendance upon the lucal public school of tne district, town
wnieii Hie ciniQ bUan be entitle to attena: Pro-
l ,..r:r.ifi nt rrmnmsr.rv atte.iinnnrf shull 1 in ..t-
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flaappiyuelvvcc 5 Ul "ft"1 auu liiiccu years in
kcneii county.
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Section 2. This act shall not apply in any .case in which
tecniias physical or mental conauion, as attested by any
dslly quannea physician beiore any court having jurisdic-
lexpeaient; or in any case m wnich the chiia resides two
id one-nuii nines or more by tne nearest traveiea route
om the bcnouiiiouse; or in any case m which, because oi
teme poeiiy Uie stiices 01 tucn chiia are necessary tor
own buppon or tne bVypoiiui m paients', as aaebita"oy
4eafaQavit 01 saia paicutb ana oi sucn witnesses as ihe
tenQcince uihcei may lequne; or in any case m which saia
Irent, guaruian or oiner peisun having cnarge or control ol
e chiia shall show ueioic any magistrate uy afliaavit of
mseli ana oi bucn Wiuicsses as tne attanaance omcer may
kuire, mat the emiu ib witnoui necessary books ana clotn-
g tor attending scnooi, ana tnat he is unable to proviUe
e necessary books ana clothes: luoviaea, that wnen books
d clothes sriali have been proviaeu, imough charity or by
ber means, the enna snail no longer oe exempt irom at-
indance unaer this provision.
ARENTS SHALL C a U bii. CHILDREN TO ATTEND SCHOOL
Section 3. Every parent, guardian, or other person in
ebtateoi Norm Carolina naving cnarge or control oi a
A or crnldren between tne ages oi eignt aha
elve years snaii cause saidchiia to attena
pol as aioresaia: l-roviata, mat occasional absence
Jem sucn attenaances uy sucn enna amounting to not
ore tnan two unexctibeu absences in lour consecutive
sis snail not be uinawiul: i-roviaea, lurtner, thai tne
pennienaent, principal or leacner m cnarge oi any scriooi
py excuse any crhia lor a temporary absence because oi
pisual storm or oaa weatner, sickness or aeatn in -the
lids ianniy , uniorseen or unavoiaauie acciaents, ana sticn
enseana reason tnereior shall be fecoraea by saia super-
endent, principal, or teacner m cnarge oi scnool ana re-
to tne attanaance omcef as nereinaiter provided:
viaed, iurther, tbat in case oi protractea Ulness oi any
whose attendance is reauireu unaer tins act. or in cas&
Quarrantine ot the home in whicn the child resiaes, upon
ot the health omcer or upon satislactbry eviaence to
13 eflect, tne attenaance orhcer shaU excuse trom attend-
ce SUch child until ne.is luiiy restorea to health or until
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arrantme bas been raised.
i t.NALi Y r OR VIOLATION OF LAW,
tion 4. Any parent, guardian or other person violat-
f Uie provisions oi tins act snail be guilty oi a inisdempmi-
311(1 upou conviction shall be liable to a nne oi not less
iiwi niuic tuctu iwcuiy-iive uuuars ana upon
or ltiusai to pa y sucn nne saia narent. euardian nr
f iil Si i it ( i : tin fin wn-l rkrt m tiv rmar t i r
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eouixty jam hroviaea; tnat tiie nne ior .any hrst.ot-
upon me payments of costs, be suspended and
nnui tne same party is convictea ol a second
L4e' novKieu, iurther, that alter the expiration of three
0IU tne service oi tne notice by the attendance officer
every aay a parent, guardian, or other person shah
C V ana unlawtuliy keep such cnild or children trom
aim t0 remain out ot school, shall constitute
and forty-eight of The Revisal of one thousand nine hun
dred and five of North Carolina, and. as keeper of the at
tendance records, for which service he shall be allowed
three cents per child of school age each school year. It
shall be his auty to take an annual census and to furnish
each superintendent, principal or teacher in charge of school
with an accurate school census of the district at the opening
oi the school each year, and also to furnish a copy of the
school census of each district to the county superintendent
ot public instruction. The attenance officer shall serve
written or printed, or partly written and partly printed
notices upon every parent, guardian or other person
violating the provisions of this act, and prompt com
pliance on the part ol such parent, guaraian, or other person
snaii be required. For serving such notice the attendance
officer shall be allowed a lee of twenty-hve cents in case of
conviction, same to be taxed in bill ot costs; and if any pa
rent, guardian, or other person upon whom such notice is
served laiis to comply with the law within thres days, then
it shall be the auty oi said attendance officer to prosecute
such person. Prosecution under this act shall be brought
in tne name oi tne btate oi iNorth Carolina betore any jus
tice oi tne peace, or police justice, or recorder of any county,
town or township in wnicn the person prosecuted resides.
Ihe attendance ohieer shall nave tne right to visit and enter
any ornce or lactory or business house employing chiiuien,
for the purpose oi eniorcing the provisions 01 this act, when
aoubt exists as to the age 01 a ciiiiu, ne may require a prop
erly attestea uirth certincate or amuavu stating such chilu's
age; he snail keep an accurate recoru tn an notices served,
an cases piosecuieu, and all other sei vices penormed, anu
shall make an annual report oi same to the county board of
education. In tne discretion oi uie county hoard of educa
tion, the attendance officer may oe allo wed reasonable ad
ditional compensation irom the county school lund lor sucn
services as are required ot him under this act, compensa
tion lor which is not specincaiiy provided tor herein: Pro
vided, that in case tne county board 01 education snail ap
poiut a scnooi coiiiiiiiueeinaii ui luwusiiip constaoie as
attendance officer, the duties of such officer nerein prescrib
ed are hereby declared to oe a part oi ms ciuues ex officio:
Provided, iurther, that the scnool committee or Doard of
trustees oi any scnooi in any town or city oi hve thousand
or more mnauitants, operating its schools tinder special
character, is nereoy authorized ana empowered, n in their
judgment such action is wise, to appoint an attendance
officer for the schools under tneir direction, hx his compen
sation, ana pay tne same out oi tne special tax scnooi lunds
of saia town or city, anu assign to nnn otner auties in ad
dition to tnose eiiumeraieu aoove.
TEACHERS MUST CO-OPERATE, PENALTY FOR NON-
LUmPLiUNOrj.
Section 6. It shall be the duty ol all principals and teach
ers to co-operate witn tne attendance omceis in tne eniorce-
ment or uns law. to tins ena it snaii be tne auty oi the
principal or teacher m cnarge in every school, in wnich pu
pils between the ages 01 eignt ana twelve years areinstruct
ea. to keep an accurate recora oi tne atteaance or such pu
pils; to renuer uurmg tne penoa oi compulsory attenaance
oi eacnsncool term weeiay reports ot same to the attena
ance officer ana the county supenntenaeut ol public instruc
tion, showing all absences, excuseu anu unexcused, and, in
the case 01 excused aosence, to state the reason lor wnich
tne ppuil was excusea. Upon the wniiul or negligent lail
ure 01 any principal ur teatner in charge ot any school to
comply witn the provisions or tms section, the county super
mtenaent snail ueauci irom ms or her salary lor tne current
month the sum ol nve dollars oetore approving the voucher
tnereior.
' LAW 10 BE GIVEN IDET POSSIBLE CIRCULATION.
Section 7. It shall be the duty of the county board of
education ol each county to cause this act to be published
in iuil in some newspaper published in the county, if ' there
is one, ana n tnere oe none, then in circular lorrn, and giv
en tne widest possible circulation at least lour weeks prior
to tne opening oi are schools lor the school year, beginning
July hrst, one tnousana mne hunared and tnirteen, and an
nually tnerear ter, n in tneir discretion it seems necessary.
EXIbliNG LOCAL OR SPECIAL LAWS NOf AFFECTED
uk KH.Fn.ALiiiiD til ini AUi.
Section 8. This act shall not affect or in any part repeal
any existing special or local laws requiring compulsory at
tendance in any county or school, district: Provided, the
provisions 01 tins act snail apply to lvntchel County.
- APPLIES TO POLK COUNTY.
Section 9. This bill shall apply to all children in Polk
County between the ages 01 seven ana ni teen years.
Section lu. Chapter eight nunared and ninety-four of
the Public Local L.aws 01 one tnousana mne nundred and
seven oi North Carolina, as amended oy chapter hve hun
dred and twenty hve of tne PudUc laws 01 one uibusahd nine
hundred and nine of North Carolina is hereby repealed.
ent of public instruction, and posted at the courthouse door
and at-the door of each public school house in the county,
shall supercede any provision of this act in conflict there
with Section 12. This act shall be in full force and effect fronr
and after its ratification.
In the General Ar sembly read three times and ratified
this the 12th day of March 1913.
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