MARRIED TEACHERS
PROVISION FOR DISMISSAL, MORE LEGISLATION (Per Press Association;) , ,i. ! • , WELLINGTON, .last night. Legislation will be promoted 'this, session to enable education 1 boards at their discretion to dispense with, ilie services of nmrriqd wo men < in the teaching service where it 1 is found that they, have husbands who are in work. An announcement to this effect was made by the Minister of Education, the Hon, R. Masters, jvho said that every ; case would be thoroughly inquired into before a decision was arrived at. No injustice would bo done to any person. There were out of employment at the present time a very large number of school teachers, whom
if, had cost tho Government a eonfiiclerablo sum to train. Every opportunity should die. afforded' them to enter tho service rather than retain ■women teachers ‘who already had'sufficient income by reason of tho fact that their husbands wero in. regular ■work and earning sufficient to maintain them. ■ Mr. Masters added that the right of appeal would be included in the legislation.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17606, 23 October 1931, Page 7
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