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UF00083612_00002_pdf.txt

Chapter 57-1975
(House 3111 No. 111-1)

AN ACT RELATING TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF FLORIDA;

PROVIDING FOR THE AUTOMATIC CLOSING AND SUSPLN-

SIGN OF OPERATION OF ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE

STATE UPON THE EMPLOY OF I'EDEIML TROOPS IN The

VICINITY OF SAID SCHOOL FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES;

PROVIDING CERTAIN POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNTY

BOARDS OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IN CONNECTION WITH

SUCH CLOSING OF SCHOOLS; AND PROVIDING AN SPEEC-

TIVR OATH.

WHEREAS, the President of the United States of Amer-
ica has called upon the National Guard and the Army of
the United States to prevent violence and unrest at a
public school in the State of Arkansas, and

WNERNAS, such a course or action would not be to the
best Interest and welfare of the people or the State of
Florida, if taken in this state, and

NNEREAN. it is the obligation or the individual state
to furnish vduuutlonal facilities within its boundaries
and to control all activities in connection thereuith, and

WHEREAS, if at any time the state does not or is un-
able to prohibit any violence or unrest on public school
properties or in the vicinity of such schools and as a result
thereof, any Federal authority deems it necessary and
does use the National Guard or other military forces to
prevent violence upon any public school prOperty or in
the vicinity thereof, as a matter or fact and policy, such
school should be closed for the best interest of the

children and the citizens of the community, NON, THEREFORE,

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA:

SectIOn 1. In the event the NaLiOHal Guard or any

othnr military forces or personnel are employed or used

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upon the order or direction or any fcdural authority on
public school properties of this state or in the vicinity
of any public school in this state to prevent acts of
violence or alleged acts or violence precipitated or al-
leged to be precipitated by the operation of said school
or student or students attending such school, said school
shall be closed automatically and its operation suspended
so long as said troops remain on such school properties or
within the vicinity of said school.

Section 2. The board or public instruction of any
county wherein a school is closed pursuant to the pro-
visions of section 1 hereof, is authorized and directed
to take necessary steps to carry out the provisions of
this said section.

Section 3. The board of public instruction of any
county in which a school is closed under the provisions
of this set may authorize and provide for the transfer to
another school in the county of any pupil enrolled in such
closed school upon petition of the parent or the person
standing in loco parentis to such child requesting such
transfer.

Section R. For the purpose or the preparation of
attendance records required by law, pupils enrolled in
any school closed under the provisions of this act shall
be considered and reported "present" during period of
suspension of operation.

Section 5. This act shall take effect immediately

upon becoming a law.

Approved by the Governor October 25, 1957.
Filed in Office Secretary or state October 25, 1957.




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