BAR TO MEN TEACHERS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19890, 18 March 1939, Page 18

BAR TO MEN TEACHERS

EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN MARRIED STATUS CANTER BURY DPI NION (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The restriction of young men from completing country service in schools because of the employment of married women teachers was discussed in committee at yesterday’s meeting of the Canterbury Education Board. The matter arose when a letter was read from the secretary of the New Zealand Education Boards’ Association, Mr W. I. Deavoll, quoting a letter received from the Southland Education Board, which stated: “Under the new salaries regulations all teachers ire required to complete three years .if country service befoi’e they are eligible to apply for A grade positions. /Vomen teacher's are able to obtain this service in sole or assistant positions, but men are restricted to sole positions. “Since the 1938 amendment, two vomen teachers in this district have married and have remained in the service. One is in a sole position with a residence. This teacher is mot likely o seek promotion and is consequently further restricting young men from completing country service. It is anticipated that further cases of this description will occur.” Before the passing of the Act in 1938, individual education boards had oower to determine whether women teachers, when married, could remain in .the service. The Southland board, in its letter -to the New Zealand association, said it was of the opinion that discretionary powers should ibe reintroduced.

Members of the Canterbury board approved of the Southland letter.