EDUCATION ACT 1877.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1828, 21 April 1885, Page 2

EDUCATION ACT 1877.

COMPULSORY CLAUSES IN FORCE. The notification of the aboye calls foi* some explanatory remarks, and as every one may not be possessed of a copy of the Education Act 1877, the following reprint of the sections of the Act 89 to 93, will be of service. 89. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the parent or guardian of every child not less than seven nor more than thirteen years of age shall, in case such child lives within the distance of two miles measured according to the nearest road from a public school within a school district, scud \ such child to school for at least onehalf of the period in each year during which the school is usually open. 90. The parent or guardian of any child may apply for and receive a certificate from the Committee in the school district in which such child resides exempting such child from attendauce in whole or in part at school, upon satisfying the Committee of the existence of any one of the following grounds, namely, — (1.) That the child is under effi- i cient or regular instruction otherwise, or is attending some private school or some j educational institution not supported by grants from the Board, and which school or institution provides for instruction in roading, writing, and arithmetic on week days : (2.) That the child is prevented from attending school by sickness, danger of infeC' tion, temporary or permanent infirmity, or other unavoidable cause : (3.) That the road between the child's residence and the Bchool is not sufficiently passable for such child : (4 ) That one of the Inspectors or or the master of any public school has, by writing under his hand, certified that snch child has reached a standard of education prescribed by any regulations under this Act. And every such certificate of exemption shall state the ground of exemption, and shall be in force for a period of one year or for a shorter period, as may be named in such certificate, and during the period named in such certificate, the holder thereof shall be freed from the operations of the provisions of this Act in respect of the child named therein: Provided always that any parent dissatisfied with the decision of a Committee in refusing to Srant an exemption certificate may appeal to the {joard against such decision, and the Board may overrule or confirm such decision. 91. In case any Committee ascertains chat any child between the ages of seven and thirteen years, and resident within the distance of two miles from a public school, the Clerk or any member of such Committee may give the parent or guardian of such child notice in writing, in the form or to the effect in the Third Schedule hereto, calling upon such parent or guardian to send such child to school. 92. If the parent or guardian of any child between the ages of seven and thirteen, resident within two miles from a public school, not holding a certificate of exemption as aforesaid in respect of such child, refuses or neglects to send such child to a public school after having been called upon in manner aforesaid to do so, the parent or guardian of such child may be summoned before two Justices of the Peace, who may order such parent or guardian to send such child to a public school. 9t3. In any ease any parent or guardian, after having- been ordered as aforesaid by any two Justices of the Peace to send any child to a public school, neglects to obey such order, or, having obeyed the same for a time, without sufficient cause ceases to do so, such parent or guardian shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding forty shillings, and the same proceedings may bo taken week by week in the case of failure by such parent to comply with the order aforesaid. In any information or complaint undor this Act, whothor for recovery of penalties or for orders to send children to school, the allegation that a child is between the ages of seven and thirteen years shall bo deemed sufficient prima facie evidence of the fact until the contrary is proved, and in every case the father and mother or guardian of any child may be witness.