Commonwealth v. Roberts
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Complaint, under St. 1890, c. 384, alleging that the defendant on September 1, 1890, and from that day continually to November 5, 1891, at Fitchburg, “ did have under his control a child between the age of eight years and fourteen years, to wit, Mary Roberts of the age of eleven years, and then and there and during all of said time did neglect to cause said child to attend any public day school at said Fitchburg for at least twenty-eight weeks during the school year, the…
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Complaint, under St. 1890, c. 384, alleging that the defendant on September 1, 1890, and from that day continually to November 5, 1891, at Fitchburg, “ did have under his control a child between the age of eight years and fourteen years, to wit, Mary Roberts of the age of eleven years, and then and there and during all of said time did neglect to cause said child to attend any public day school at said Fitchburg for at least twenty-eight weeks during the school year, the said public schools of said Fitchburg being kept open that length of time during said time, and the said child not having…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
The penalty imposed by St. 1890, c. 384, is not incurred “if such child has attended for a like period of.time a private day school approved by the school committee of such city *374or town, or if such child has been otherwise instructed for a like period of time in the branches of learning required by law to be taught in the public schools, or has already acquired the branches of learning required by law to be taught in the public schools.” The words, “if such child has been otherwise instructed for a like period of time in the branches of learning required by law to be taught in the public…
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