SCHOOL ATTENDANCES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17664, 28 December 1920, Page 4

SCHOOL ATTENDANCES.

EFFECT OF EPIDEMICS. SPECIAL PROVISION MADTSL The effect which epidemics have had upon school attendances is responsible for the following Order-in-Council, which appeared in last week's Gazette : — 1. Notwithstanding anything contained in the regulations relating to average attendance of public schools, the Minister for Education, being satisfied that infectious diseases of an epidemic character have been prevalent during the year 1920 to the extent of affecting 10 per cent, of the roll number of a large number of schools, the average of the quarter which is the highest of the four quarters of the year 1920 for any school or department shall be deemed to be the yearly average attendance for such school or department for the year 1920. 2. Notwithstanding anything contained in clause 1 hereof, or contained in the regulations relating to the staffing and salaries in public schools, in any case in which the average as computed in clause" 1 hereof would entitle a school o- department to an assistant or assistants in addition to the staff as at December 31, 1920, the appointment of such assistant or assistants shall be provisional, and shall be terminated by the board as from April 30, 1921, should the average of the first quarter of that year not be equal to the average yearly attendance that would entitle the school to such addition to the staff. Further, no increase in grade of salary shall be paid to any teacher on account of , the operation of the provisions of clause 1 hereof until April 1, 1921, and then only under the conditions contained herein regarding an increase of staff. If such conditions are fulfilled, the increase in grade of salarv 1 shall in each case be paid as I from February 1 preceding.