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d is tr i c t s lass but a th re e member board o f school tru s te e s ,

which i s also provided in th e C a lifo rn ia School Laws* Each

school has the e ig h t grade plan of organization*

These schools a re under th e su p erv isio n of the county

su perintendent o f schools who has assig ned d ire c t su p erv isio n

to a r u r a l supervisor fo r a l l th e sm all independent schools

in th e n o rth ern p a rt o f Los Angeles County* One of th e a s ­

s is ta n t su p erin ten d en ts o f schools v i s i t s each of th ese

schools once or tw ice y e a rly in a d d itio n to frequ ent v is ­

i t s of the ru ra l supervisor* A re p re se n ta tiv e o f th e v isu a l

education departm ent of th e county superintend en t of schools

g lad ly goes to any o f th e schools when given a sp e c ia l req u est

by the board o f tru s te e s , p rin c ip a l, o r teac h er to give a s s is t

anee in prom oting v is u a l education in th e schools* Other

su p erv isio n is given in a lim ited way by th e f u l l tim e teach­

ing p rin c ip a ls o f Newhall, C astaic Union, and saugus schools

in th e ir re sp e c tiv e d is tr ic ts * The h e a lth departm ent o f th e

county o ffe rs only such se rv ic e a s v accin atio n and other

forms o f immunization in th e schools g r a tis to a l l p a re n ts

who w ill give w ritte n consent fo r the county h e a lth d ep art­
ment to ad m in ister such service* However, a l l th e ch ild ren

a s w ell as a l l a d u lts liv in g in th e county a re given fre e

ch est exam inations a t th e h e a lth cen ters o f the county*

T his serv ic e can be obtained a t San Fernando, one of th e

countyfs h e a lth centers* But two o f th e d i s t r i c t s in th e

survey have h e a lth serv ice through a d i s t r i c t school n u rse,

Newhall having her serv ic es s ix days a month and Saugus

b u t one* This expense la met from the funds of the d is -