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Show PARENTS HIST SEII CHILDBEH TS SCH County Superintendent Calls Attention to Provisions of the Law. County Superintendent of Schools Smith is mailing the following notices lo residents of tho county outside of Salt Lako City: Tho law roquircn cvory jtarcut, guimllnn, or other nurson having control o( any child ho-iTVoen ho-iTVoen 8 and It years of -age, to sund such child lo a public, district or private Hchool in the district in which ho resides at least thirtv wciiks iu each school ynar; uulySH, for spcci'lleil rcasona pruscribed by law (chapter OA, suction 101!'-') iuch parent. Buardinn. or other Tierson fchall be c.vcuaitd from such dutv by tho school board of tho diatrict. Mr. Smith bfatcs that tho sending out of tho6o noticou lato iu tho school year lust epriiiK resulted in quito an increaso iu tho attendance at tho county schools, and tho bringing of about forty cases of delinquency boforc tho Juvcnilo court oiupha&izcd tho fact that tho law .will bo strictly enforced. Mr. Smith states that while tho attendance Is unusually pood this year, thcro are bcvcral cas.es of uoliiuiuoncy and tho purposes of : inailinc tho notices at this timo is to glvo tho parent:) fair warning." |