ATTACKS ON TEACHERS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVI, Issue 7596, 2 August 1893, Page 3

ATTACKS ON TEACHERS.

'miTgRANT EXPLAINS,

■•.■.' V]Auckland, 'AugußtJL; At tho Board of Education'to-day, Mr Wilding having moved a vote of censure on Mr Grant for making grave oh'argos (by Jmplioationj"'against certain Head teachers in the employ of the Board; Mr Grant made a lengthy explanation. He said that he had said nothing about the head teachers as a body. It was not unuaualjor a head.teacher to charge Is 3d for him9d, i'HGj thendwelt at longfch'bn ! the , 'pr!jce ! of,<!opy books. , He said! a number of books' which cost 9d were'soldi aW Is '3d: !, 'He also'produced other, books; whioh lie said some teachers charged Island Is,6d;for. These he (Mr Grant), could buy for ,9d.cH|s. statements spokefor themselves... ...';;, ... Mr Cooper said.ho did not understand the motion.' .He agreed with it in spirit, bat- at the same time he' did' not think a member of : tUe Board should write to the Eress making such charges The Board ad-no right to: assume that Mr Grant's statement were; wrong, and he would be no par'tyjtq censuring a member of the Board. '.'|J;,'.(V^i l i ' P •;•--• ■■■}' .'- •■ : : Other members of'the Board expressed, the opinion that Mr Grant was'wrong n writing the letter to the "Star,"and thought if;he hkdia complaint it should have firsi'beeri put before the members of the Board, - ••• Mr' Cooper' moved an amendment to Mr .Wflding'a motion tothe' effect" That the Board considers that charges which affect the characters of teachers ought not to be made by a member of the Board through Jotters published : in the public press, but B^quid,be ,by such member before the Board in order that full opportunity can be afforded to the teachers affected to defend their charac- •■, iv .y' l .!,j;;f ~ '.« ].■. Mr Wilding said he would accept the amendment. The only object he had in view was.to have the matter fully ventilated. . fi-•.» M-,-. • ■ -■ -;" ; Mr Grant, in reply, said he did not think that teachers ,nad any right to write to tho press commenting upon the action of members of the Board. MrlCboperV amendment'was then put and carried.