Show PROSECUTE E FATHER I IFOR FOR NOT SENDING I CHILD SCHOOL SCHOOLMan Riverton Man IVIan Is Defendant Defendant as Enforcement of Law Lav LawIs LavIs Is Commenced The first prosecution of parents for not sending children under tinder the a age e of or 18 either to re regular ular school or to part- part time school as provided pro by tho last Legislature came up before toro City Judge Henry C C. Lund yesterday esterday Rufus Nell of ot Riverton RI Is charged with falling failing to send his son Sherman Nell aged 17 17 to school The same charge Is mado made against John W VT Steadman Steadman Steadman Stead- Stead man of oC West Yest Jordan In the case of his year old eon Nello ello Steadman The two complaints were sworn to by J J. J H. H IL Greer truant officer of oC Jordan school district and Issued by lIy the county at at- at torney Both oth parents pleaded not guilty Date Data of oC the preliminary hearings has hall not been set set- According to the tho state statute parents parents parents par par- must compel tho the attendance of ot their children In schools until the high school course Is completed where such sueh sucha sueha a school Is within two and one-half one miles of oC the tho residence or until the child has bas reached the tha ago ase of 18 IS In case caso tho pupil Is Js excused from attend attending In school thirty weeks a year year- so he ho may work ho he must spend IH hours annually In Inthe Inthe Inthe the the- part time schools Considerable difficulty has be been n ex experienced experienced ex- ex In the Jordan district to se secure secure secure se- se cure this attendance and the two cases brought up are a test case of the law as well as an example to other recalcitrant recalcitrant recalcitrant recal recal- parents and children In that district |