Show NO FREE TEXT BOOKS TO SECULAR SCHOOLS Attorney General So Advises Superintendent of Schools in Uintah County c In an opinion addressed d to N N. C. C So- So wards tards superintendent of schools of ot Bin Bin- tah county Attorney General M. M r. r A. A says that secular or 01 private schools are aro not entitled to tho loan of text books b by the school trustees of their r respective c districts The opinion fol- fol follows ol- ol lows Your communication Is before me in which you OU n ask k to be advised respecting the following propositions to- to wit to-wit It Have school trustees any le legal al right to furnish free tree text books hooks to school children children child child- ren of oC their respective e districts who attend at at- tend secular schools The Tho legislature of or 19 1903 13 passed an act net requiring the lie various school boards to toI I supply and loan to pupils In the several grades and anti departments of the tho school tree free of ot charge except high schools all text ext boo books and d s the tI p pupils pup pup- p. p ils us of such schools The rue legislature In providing for Cpr free text books book for tor all pupil attending attending- schools had reference only to pupils attending the state slate public schools and It was for the benefit of ot this class of pupils that free text books ere acre ere provided The legislature legis legis- lature never Intended to require that an nn any portion of ot t the e public school funds should be used In In- any manner manner- for or th the ing lug of what Is known as Secular or private ale vate schools The State Slate of or Utah Is La Justly justly Just just- ly proud of ot her system of ot public schools and with th the to Increase their efficiency ef eC- et- et and ind usefulness the legislature In its wisdom deemed it expedient lent to enact en en- act this progressive e and generous law which r requires au all school boards to supply supply sup sup- up pI ply free text books to all pupils at attending attending nt- nt tending an any of the tho public schools in this state VO pre re t th i r fore rc-fore nd ls d that the law v do does not authorize the lie school hoards boards of or orI tile public schools to supply pupils attending attending at at- I tending private ate or secular schools with fr free e text books book nt ut the expense of the public school fund of this state I |