County Welfare Work
I am well pleased with the first reports from the schools in
regard to attendance. The numbers out of school that comes under the compulsory
law is small. In most of these cases arrangements can be made whereby the
children can be placed in school. Almost daily parents come into the office to
explain a home situation where the child has not entered. I like the spirit. It
is one of the two things, either you must hunt the attendance officer up or he
must hunt you up if your child is not in school. According to my way of
reasoning, you show more interest in your child by getting busy than by waiting
to see whether you will be reported.
One case has been tried in the juvenile court. Another is
waiting trial while I have several on record for investigation as soon as I can
get transportation, and am sure many cases will come to me when I get into the
different parts of the county.
I should appreciate it if the people of the county would let
me know of cases of distress, whether of poverty or otherwise, whenever I can
be of assistance.
--Samuel E. Leonard,
County Sup’t Welfare
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