Parents Boycott School As Protest At Size
AUCKLAND, April 19. As a protest against inacleqiiatc aceominodation, parents of Matakawau .School, north of Waiuku, did not allow their children to attend when the school reopened todav. A warning of this iutentlon was given the Auckland Education Board by district househo'lders early in February and their decision was reaftirnied at a meeting last week. j The chairman of the school committee, Mr. M. Hafton, said the protest was against the use of a single rooin 16 1'eet by 20 fe'et for 31 children. It was considered this was detrimental to the children's health and education. ' ' If nioney, material and labour can be I t'ound to provide town schools witli ] assembly lialls, engiueering worksliops . and modern facilities, our country chil- I dren should not be condemned to tliese j conditions, " ' said Mr. Hafton. The • children would be kept at home until j detinite evidence was1 given that action | would be taken to, end the conditions. j Ail elasses ji'rpliCprijnef 1 to form z \ are/taught at the,: 'schpdl whicli is a | mriuigatqdi. irqn I'sbjgle-rooni ' builfting. j ;jrouT-'rnlor.q'\chif'dren;ihi the area will ! ebip&p'of sclfodl'iagb- t'li'g'uyeajr, i v.; . I
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Chronicle (Levin), 20 April 1948, Page 7
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