EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The present requirement is:
All children under 14 must be in school full-time. At 14, if through grade VI, or,
having been in school seven years, they may be employed. Between 14-16 all children
must be in school full-time or at work properly certificated, and if at work must
attend continuation school not less than 4 hours a week if in cities or towns having
200 or more employed minors 14-16.
HOUSE BILL 999 (1930 Session)
The proposed requirement is:
All children under 15 must be in school full-time.
At 15, if through
grade VII, or, having been in school eight years, they may be employed.
Between 15 and 16 all children must be in school full-time or at work
properly certificated, and if at work must attend continuation school
not less than 4 hours a week if in cities or towns having 100 or more
employed minors 15-16.
Special
new provisions:
1. Minors over 14 and through grade VI, when confronted by eco-
nomic necessity, may work when properly certificated if they attend
continuation schools not less than 4 hours per week.
2. Superintendents may transfer pupils 14-15 to the continuation or
other specialized schools on full-time whenever, in their judgment,
such schools will more nearly meet the needs of such pupils.
3. Any school committee may advance the continuation school re-
quirement of not less than 4 hours a week to employed minors
15-17: and school committees are encouraged to arrange for half-
time schooling-employing for minors over 15 and through grade VII.
4. Cities and towns may unite in districts or join any other cities or
towns to provide continuation schools, or utilize established contin-
uation schools for employed minors.
5. Reimbursement is provided for in the amount of 50% (as now) and
for the smaller towns on
graduated scale ranging up to 100 %.
6. It is proposed that this legislation go in effect at once, but a city or
town has until September, 1932, if it desires.
MASSACHUSETTS CIVIC LEAGUE, Inc.
3 Joy STREET, BoSTON
CHILDREN'S WELFARE COMMITTEE
MRS. FREDERICK P. BAGLEY, Chairman
MRS. FREDERICK E. JUDD
MRS. COLIN W. MACDONALD
Vice-Chairmen
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