THE STAGPOOLE CASE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1399, 27 March 1912, Page 4

THE STAGPOOLE CASE.

DISCUSSED BY THE WANGANUI BOARD. (By Telccraph.—Spcolnl Correspondent.) Wannanui, March 20. At'tho meeting of the Education Board lust night, it was stated that the nmnunt tlio board was actually out of pocket over the Ktagpoole reiso was only ,£]s, of which A'B was for procuring a copy of the evidence. The board passed resolutions I hanking the chairman and officers for their con.l net of tlio case, and also a resolution drawing Iho attention of lha New Zealand Educational Institute 'to what it termed breach of confidence on (ho part of 11 r. H. A. Parkinson, tlio R'crctnry of Iho institute, in making uso iji Court of correspondence given him under pledge of confidence. The chairman (.Mr. I'irani) moved, and it was carried: "That it ; s desirable that the procedure in connection with tlio dismissal or suspension of teachers be modified for tho purpose, of saving tho Heavy expense' of appeal cases, and that when tho hoard lias reason to feel dissatisfied with a teacher to an extent sufficient to entertain tho belief that his dismissal is ndvisablo a committee of tho board should bo set up who shall have power to hold an inquiry nt which tho teacher may be prosent, and only after such committee has reported to (lie board will further action be taken."