Refusal To Elect
“We, the residents of West Melton, protest at the tactless way in which the Canterbury Education Board handled the transfer of the head teacher, and refuse to form a school committee,” said a resolution passed by 18 householders last evening. Questioned about the situation, the Education Board’s secretary-manager (Mr W. P. Spencer) said the grading of the position was advanced, and the position had to be advertised again. A highergraded applicant than the head teacher applied, and had to be appointed under the regulations. The board had no option. “Mr A. L. Jennings, the head teacher displaced, is one of those who pioneered country model schools for us,” said Mr Spencer. “The board deeply appreciates his services, and regrets the need for his transfer.”
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30737, 29 April 1965, Page 20
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