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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

A DIGEST

OF THE

Preface

This bulletin has been prepared to assist school officials in the interjiretation of the School Attendance and Child Labor Laws. Every superintendent, principal, teacher, director, secretary of board of directoi's, and other school official charged with responsibility in carrying out the requirements of these laws should be thoroughly familiar with the provisions of such laws and in full sympath}' with their general purpose. This bulletin should be kept for future reference.

Revised by the Child Helping and Accounting Bureau

Department of Public Instruction

Part I LAWS CONTROLLING SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

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School Attendance , 5

State Kegulatious Controlling Enrollment of Children, 5

Duties of Parents or Guardians, Teachers, Directors and Attendance Officers, 6

County and District Superintendents 14

Penalties , 14

Duties of Managers of Motion Picture Theatres , 15

Procedure for Enforcing the Compulsory Attendance Law , 15

Tuition, 15

Transportation , 17

Mental or Physical Unfitness, 17

Sections of the School Law Governing Attendance, 18

Attendance Forms 35