WITHDRAWAL OF TEACHERS
AFTER RECEIVING POSITION. PRACTICE TO BE STOPPED. [BY TELEGEAEH. — ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH. Friday. The immediate withdrawal of teachers after having been appointed to schools was condemned by the Canterbury Education Board to-day, which took steps to insure the stoppage of the practice. .'••;' A letter was received ■. from the Taranaki Board with reference to the matter. The Appointments Committee concurred with the Taranaki Board that some action should be taken. It therefore recommended that unless some satisfactory reason could be,given for withdrawing from a position for which a teacher had been recommended the board . would not consider further applications from such applicant for six months. v: ' :.
It was also agreed to inform the Education Department that the board proposed to take steps in order to minimise the great inconvenience now being experienced owing, to numerous withdrawals. In support of the decision, Mr. T. Hughes read a list of men and women who had offended in the way mentioned. It was decided to cite to the Education-Depart-ment in support of the board's decision all cases of withdrawals which occurred during the past month. - i
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18380, 21 April 1923, Page 8
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