State v. Will

Citations

• 99 Kan. 167
• 160 P. 1025

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Child — Attending Private School — Not a Truant. A child who attends a private, denominational or parochial school is not a truant.</p> <p>2. Same.— Private, Denominational and Parochial Schools — Statutory Provisions. The legislature has not prescribed the courses of study in private, denominational or parochial schools, nor concerned itself with such schools further than to prescribe that they must be taught by competent instructors.</p> <p>3. Same- — Parents May Send Child to Private School — No- Penalty Attaches. A parent who takes his child out of the public school and sends it regularly to a private, denominational or parochial school, “for such period as said school is in session,” can not be subjected to the penalties of the truancy law.</p>