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As may be determined by the Secretary of Education, it shall be the duty of every principal or teacher of a public or private school to report to the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources the name of any minor under sixteen (16) years of age enrolled in said school who has been absent therefrom for a week during any school month for the purpose of working, and such notice shall be sent to the Department of Labor and Human Resources immediately after such absence.The School Supervisor may issue a certificate excusing from attendance at school any minor who, after the required examination, is found to be mentally unfit to attend; Provided, That if said examination shows that the minor may benefit from instruction in an ungraded or special class, he shall attend such class. History —May 12, 1942, No. 230, p. 1298, § 22, renumbered as § 23 on Aug. 26, 2005, No. 87, § 2.