Lack of school action deplored

Press, 19 August 1978, Page 2

Lack of school action deplored

Area schools would help improve education in country districts, said Mr I. K-l Dunbar, a member of the Canterbury Education Board, at the board’s meeting yesterday. However, Mr Dunbar said he was concerned about the lack of progress in the upgrading of buildings in these schools, and in the updating of teachers’ salaries. This lack of progress had resulted in a waning of enthusiasm by the teachers, as well as frustration, he said. Pay for secondary school teachers in area schools was several hundred dollars a

I year oeiow that ot their felllow teachers in other secondary schools. The difficulties being faced by area schools should be emphasised at the Education Boards’ Association conference in Wanganui next month. Mi Dunbar said. The board, in a motion, agreed to express “deep concern” to the Minister of Education (Mr Gandar) over the lack of progress in upgrading secondary school facilities in country districts, and to ask that particular attention be given to updating the salary scale for teachers in area schools.