Notice to Public on Mississippi Compulsory School Law
Extracts from Chapter 156 House Bill No 177 effective in Rankin County November 1 1920 detail duties of county superintendent of education to record educable children ages seven to fourteen, require reports from principals, notify parents of truancy, file affidavits, report to state superintendent, and retain copies in office.
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State of
Mississippi
Rankin County
County Superintendent of Education
State Superintendent of Education
State Department of Education
Absenteeism Statutes for Rankin County Schools 1920
The text outlines duties of the county superintendent of education to report children aged seven to fourteen absent without satisfactory explanation. It details notices to parents within three days for non enrollment and immediate action for non attendance, penalties for offenses, and procedures for habitual truancy. It cites enforcement by justices, mayors or police, with fines and possible jail terms, and notes possible expulsion or institutional commitment for incorrigible students, approved March 27, 1920, effective November 1, 1920.
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County Superintendent of Education
Justice of the Peace
Juvenile Reformatory
Columbia
Miss
Rankin County
Do You Know What The Matter With Your Health
A vintage ad urges readers feeling weak and pale to check their blood and start Pepto-Mangan. It promotes the tonic as a remedy to refresh energy, noting physicians recommend it for red blood restoration and advising to choose tablets or liquid.
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