habit which is likely to detract
from his reliability or effectiveness as a worker, or proper use of
his earnings or leisure, or the probability of his faithfully
carrying out the conditions to which he agrees as specified in (B)
below, and in addition any one of the following groups of facts--
(1) That the child has been a resident of the school district for
the last two or more years, has diligently attended upon instruction
at school for the last two years or more, and is able to read, write
and perform the fundamental operations of arithmetic. These
abilities shall be judged by the juvenile examiner or if there be
none, by the superintendent of schools.
(2) That the child having been a resident of the school district
less than two years, diligently attended upon instruction in school
in the district or districts in which the child was a resident next
preceding his residence in the present district for the last school
year preceding his removal to the present district, and has
diligently attended upon instruction in the schools of the present
school district for the period that he has been a resident thereof.
(3) That the child has removed to the present school district since
the beginning of the last annual school session, and that
instruction adapted to his needs is not provided in the regular day
schools in the school district.
(4) That the child is not sufficiently familiar with the English
language to be properly instructed in the full-time day schools of
the district.
(5) That the child is needed for the support or care of a parent or
parents or for the support or care of brothers or sisters for whom
the parents are unable to provide and that the child is desirous of
working for the support or care of such parents or siblings and that
such child cannot render such needed support or care by a reasonable
effort outside of school hours. But no age and schooling certificate
shall be granted to a child upon proof of the facts in the preceding
sentence without written consent given to the superintendent of
schools by the judge of the juvenile court and by the board of state
charities.
(B) Conditions to be agreed to:--
(1) In case the certificate is granted under facts (1), (2), (3) or
(5) above, that until reaching the age of eighteen years the child
will diligently attend in addition to part-time classes, such
evening classes as will add to his education for literacy,
citizenship or vocational prepa
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