MARRIED WOMEN TEACHERS.
QUESTION FOR MINISTER. WELLINGTON. Aug. 6. Reference to a decision by Mr Justice Herdman. in Auckland, that education boards did not have power to dismiss married women teachers already in their employ, was made by Mr G. C. Black, who gave notice of a question on the point to the Minister of Education, when the House ot Representatives met yesterday. Mr Black asked whether, in view or the judge's decision regarding the powers of boards under the Finance Act of this year, the Minister would introduce legislation this session em : powering boards, with the approval of the senior inspector, to dismiss any female married teacher employed in their particular district. He said that acting in terms of the Finance Act, on which the judge's decision had been made, the Nelson Education Board had. for example, given notice to several married women teachers, after a full consideration of the circumstances of each individual, it having been understood that the intention of - the legislation had been to vest boards with this discretionary power.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 210, 6 August 1931, Page 8
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