“CASTS A SLUR ON TEACHING PROFESSION”

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 206, 19 November 1927, Page 11

“CASTS A SLUR ON TEACHING PROFESSION”

OPPOSITION TO FINES

Protests from both Education Boards and the teachers themselves have resulted from the clause in the Education Amendment Bill enabling teachers to be fined up to £lO for breaches of the regulations.

At a meeting of the staff of the Devonport School it was decided to enter a strong protest against the clause. The opinion was expressed that such a clause is unnecessary and casts a slur upon the integrity of teachers in general.

PROTEST FROM TARANAKI

Press Association. HAWERA, Friday. The South Taranaki branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute decided last evening to protest to the Minister of Education against the proposed amendment of the Education Act, giving boards power to inflict fines and deduct the amounts from teachers’ salaries.

Mr. L. J: Furrie, president, who sponsored the motion. referred to the amendment as a slur on the teaching profession.

WANT CLAUSE DELETED

Press Association. DUNEDIN, Friday. The executive of the Otago Educational Institute at a meeting to-day voiced a strong protest against the proposed amendment of the Education Act. The executive felt that the measure was an unmerited slur on, the whole teaching profession, and that the education authorities already had ample powers to maintain discipline and had been using these powers in the past. It was decided to telegraph the Otagvj members of Parliament with a view to having the clause deleted.

BOARDS CONSTITUTED A MAGISTRATE’S COURT

(Special to THE SUN.) CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. Holding that de-grading should be sufficient punishment for neglect of duty, the Canterbury Education Board to-day decided to oppose the clause in the Education Amendment Bill which provides for fines for teachers guilty of negligence. “If a teacher is not giving satisfaction the board can dispense with his or her services,” said Mr. R. Wild. “I am opposed to education boards being constituted a magistrate’s court.” Mr. Banks said the board had very little trouble with its teachers. “They are a credit to the profession,” he added. “This fining business is no good.” Mr. T. Hughes supported a motion that the board disagree with the clause. Inspectors should penalise, those guilty of neglect. The motion was carried.