Annual Report

Front Cover
1903
Includes annual report of the Board of Trustees of the New Bedford Vocational School ... (occasionally)
 

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Page 119 - Every child between seven and fourteen years of age, and every child under sixteen years of age who cannot read at sight and write legibly simple sentences in the English language...
Page 124 - A child between seven and sixteen years of age who may be found wandering about in the streets or public places of any city or town, having no lawful occupation, habitually not attending school, and growing up in idleness and ignorance...
Page 81 - Inspector any employment certificate or list required by this Act shall be prima facie evidence of the illegal employment of any person whose employment certificate is not produced, or whose name is not so listed.
Page 78 - ... otherwise instructed for a like period of time in the branches of learning required by law to be taught in the public schools...
Page 125 - Lyman school for boys, and, if a girl, to the state industrial school for girls ; but if the girl be under twelve years of age she shall be committed to the custody of the state board of charity, if they so request, for not more than two years.
Page 82 - SECTION 2. Every school physician shall make a prompt examination and diagnosis of all children referred to him as hereinafter provided, and such further examination of teachers, janitors and school buildings as in his opinion the protection of the health of the pupils may require.
Page 119 - ... returned to the superintendent of schools, or, if there is no superintendent of schools, to the school committee. (Signature of person authorized to approve and sign...
Page 77 - ... under the provisions of this section unless it shall be made to appear that the defendant has employed all reasonable measures for the correction of the condition, or the suitable instruction of the child.
Page 80 - ... officer shall forthwith report to the police, district or municipal court or trial justice within whose judicial district the illegal employment occurs, the evidence in his possession relating to the illegal employment of any child so apprehended, and shall make complaint against whomever the court or trial justice may direct. A truant officer who knowingly and wilfully violates any provision of this section may be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars for each offence.
Page 142 - ... exposed to such contagion from another household as aforesaid, shall not attend any public school during such illness or until the teacher of the school has been furnished with a certificate from the board of health of the city or town, or from the attending physician of such person, stating that, in a case of smallpox, diphtheria or scarlet fever at least two weeks, and in a case of measles, at least three days, have elapsed since the recovery, removal or death of such person, and that danger...

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