EDUCATION BOARD MEETING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 292, 26 November 1862, Page 5

EDUCATION BOARD MEETING.

Ware requested to insert the following amended ropr.rts of a portion of the proceedings at the raeeb-i/:-i;-: of the Ivlucation Board, held on the 19th inst. :

The folWing motion wa3 then proposed by the Cjia ik:ta:i, viz.:—" The Board having perused the ]fV.(.:i. oi d^tel-.Uh November, 1832, received from the ''°' y"'bii:::;lxT or' tlie Pforih East Valley School, are ol (j-iiii.-ii that the question of his removal or retcnti"i- ciKinoL le onicrtahied until he has had the opportunity of witiidrawing and expunging the extremely oiiensivr: ex-, v...>f4ous he has u-?ed therein towards the hi-ji .-';:.;;■ i.i .S'.hoo!-.; language which is uttortj sub-ve-i.ive of all discipline, anel'in the event of his de-c.'i:ih.--so / to act, tho Board resolve that the recomiiie..d:..;o:i of the JJistricfc School Committee for his rein :/:;l lie Hi-''o'.!t.ii to.''

ii. \v,i:s moved, as an amendment, by Mr Til'■'<".,.'. K'.i.vi-i "Tbat tbo sentence contained in the hit i.hv. c line* oi' Ihe motion, be struck out, and that tho Hoard reserve consideration of the decision to be g'ivc-':. until it i.s ascertained whether Mr Stewart agree-.1; toi-xiniiigc the offensive passages." '< ii-i fuilowihg amendment was proposed by Mr J)k'..:, r-M was t-ceoude'l by Mr Re:wik, viz :—"The Bom-d having hoard the reasons of the Schoollii'.hr;- of tho North East Valley District Scli"ol why he should not be dismissed, nc'.-..'>ii;,» io tbe rcepicst of the District School Commi;:u-, k<;<:lvo "Tiat somo of the language employed b-iii;:- insulsingto the Inspector, and "highly reprehensible ; the Hoard, before proceeding to decide oil the eve, oX-.r to tho teacher (Mr Stewart) an oppor;,!.;ji!:y of now withdrawing these objectionable ex | ire :■:..■ io-is."

-'ir .M'<ai,amian withdrew his amendment in favor of Mi- lj:.-;h',s, whi -h was now put to the meeting, and was cut!; I —the Chairman disputing-. lfc v.-.is iUoii moved by the Chairman, and unanitiioik!;>- .T'ivoil to,—"That, in addition, Mr Stewart be- K::.pi're-1 to expivss his regret for having made use cf tiie expressions complained of."