SCHOOL INSPECTION SYSTEM. QUESTIONS PARENTS MUST' ; ANSWER. ■''■'■

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12927, 22 November 1912, Page 2

SCHOOL INSPECTION SYSTEM.

QUESTIONS PARENTS MUST' ; ANSWER. ■''■'■

(Special to Herald.)

5 .-: WjELLTNGTON, this day., The basis of the anedical -inspection -of sohppls is to; be the card system... Each child attending willvke.,, allotted a card on which will be set out particulars of physical development .and otlier, matters of importance. That, these particulars will be very complete is indicated by the regulations gazetted yesterday.- These lempower1 empower the head: teacher of any public 'school, or any teacher deputed byi him, to mako such medical and --.physical examination of the pupils of ihe school as is required to supply the information referred to,, anjl may require tlie. parent or guardian of any such pupil to gi,ve all reasonable information tliat • may __e necessary in connection with .such, medical, or physical ex&rfuriat-Ori.' - ; •■'•■'■ '«£-.-.•...;•• V_. '-_ The infprnia-tion tb' be 6hpp|ied "with regard to - every - pupil includes parfcictu* liars of the 'class, and I to note if the child ,1b backward, attendance if irregular give cause,- : -'height 1 " (in '-'tentimetres),- -"• weight (in kilograms), 9h , e.st.'riieasu"-eme'ht' (iri centimeters), inspiration, • ;. expiration, •flight, liearingi;.-. Ip reathirig, •-•'teeth -"and alands*.. ' ' ' -