Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 232, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1916 — Idleness of Children Between 14 and 16 Not Permitted. [ARTICLE]

Idleness of Children Between 14 and 16 Not Permitted.

School attendance is compusory for all children not physically nor mentally disqualified between the ages of seven to fourteen. Any child disqualified physically or mentally must h’ave a physician’s certificate. In the absence of such certificate the common school corporation shall cause each child to be examined by a physician. All children between 14 and 16 years of age must be in school during the school term unless lawfully employed. Before a child between fourteen and sixteen can go to work he must have the proper age certificate from the executive of the school corporation and a written statement from the employer that he has secured employment. The age certificate is filed with the employer, who must notify the school corporation when a child leaves its employ. Attendance officers are empowered to enter any place when children are employed for the purpose of determining whether any children are employed in violation of the provisions of the law. The new school attendance law provides that children between 14 and 16 years of age must go to school unless they are employed to work. And before this can be done an application must be filled out, signed by the employer, the father, mother and child. Then this application is properly filed with the executive officer, which in townships is the township trustee, and in cities and towns is the school board, who may authorize the school superintendent to act, this executive school officer may issue a work certificate and as soon as tne child quits work the employer must notify the authorities at once and the child must then start to school again. So that a child between 14 and 16 must have work.