A REBELLIOUS SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 194, 29 August 1901, Page 2

A REBELLIOUS SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

TiaE. OKATO OOMMFTKE SUSPENDS THE mSPEOTOH, The following letier from the Oka'o School Cjmmiit'e was read at Wednesday's meeting of the E lueatioo Board: "Okato, August 27, 190 L " The Chairman and Members Education Boird, New Plymo >th. " Gentlemen, —I am instructed to forward you a copy of a resolution phased by ihi3 Oimmittee: 'That the Educition Board be asked for a copy of ths report submitted to the Board by the Committee of Inquiry re charges preferred against the Inspector, Mr Spencer, by this Committee on the 30th July last, as over three weeks' time \i <s expired, and no communication has be 11 received from the Boird on the nutter. Further j the Committee desires to no".'fy the Board that until the charges p.-efoircd against the In"pec , orj hy this Oommittei arrf decided the school will be closed agunst him, ps he u considered to be suspended.' - James McOulltjm, Chairman of Committee " j

Too follo-vir'g telegr.im was also received on We.in-sday morning by the secretiry to the Bond:—" MrMaclnt<sh ans/nc from tqhool without permission, Committee intends suspending him.—James McOulmjm" Mr A'laworth moved that the at'ention of the chairman of ihe Qka'o a'hoil Committea be directed to factions 45 and 74 of the Education Act, 1877. Mr Al'lsworth it was n ces«ary that the chairman of the B»rd should deal with thn maHer in a strong aoamer, :.ni uphold, the notion of the teacher in carrying out his daties.

The motion was carried, In reply to a qtn=s'ion from Mr. Macintosh the chairman said that the fornvr was to open school this (Thursday) morning, as usual, and if int. rfered with to wire to the chairman of the Board.