CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS

Evening Post, Volume XCII, Issue 55, 2 September 1916, Page 9

CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS

TO THE 'EDITOR. Sir,—Would you, allow' me space, in yon paper to air my-grievances, on the State School?"' I 'had a little daughter (aged 6Jt years) attending one of the Wellington' schools: not, a very strong child, as the teacher knew, as I had ■occasion.to explain to her some months ego. A fortnight ago my little girl came home several times complaining of being1 so cold in school; she was sitting just under ah open window, the wind blowing down her neck and back. **I sen,t a message to the teacher .to . please, move the child. The answer received was: "For goodness sake go away, ■we must have fresh air." The next day the child's feelings were very much hurt; the teacher had told her "to stop that cov.gh," which was impossible. I decided to keep the child home after that, as she seemed anything but well; that evening she became ill, and eventually a doctor was called in, next day, and we found she had developed pneumonia and measles. She grew worse day by day, until last Monday it was found necessary to remove her to the Children's Hospital as the only hope of saving the little life. . If there had not been an epidemic of measles in the hospital at the time, my child could not have been admitted; that means the little life would have passed out, as it was impossible for her to live many more hours without th* skilled treatment received in the hospital. -Fortunately the little one is very slowly improving, and though there are still dangers, I'would very much like this letter, published as a warning to the teachers and a safeguard to parents for the sake of other children who may be cold in school. Of course some children are strong and can. stand anything. —I am, etc., A. G. STEWART. 26th August. i , „