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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12761, 3 October 1919, Page 7

At to-day’s meeting of the Canterbury Education Board reports -were read from the Board’s Truant Inspectors (Messrs J. A* Blank and T. White). Mr Blank reported having dealt with a large number of cates during September, a number of which had been taken to court. As regards those dealt with at Ashburton and Waitnate, in only three cases had fines been inflicted, although some of the parents had been fined previously. Proceedings had been taken in connection with the irregular attendance of pupils at the Ashburton Technical School. These also had been adjourned, although no attendance had been made for two months and upwards. It had been ascertained that in each case the employer had allowed for full time attendance at the Technical School. Should the attendance at the Ashburton Technical School not improve it was Mr Blank’s intention to increase the number of cases and to have them heard before a magistrate. Mr White reported having made twenty visits to schools and a number of visits to homes of pupils; twenty-four truancy lists had been received ; sixteen ordinary notices and six notices of a final nature had been issued. The weather had affected the attendance, especially-in the Greymouth and Cobden schools.- One snmmons ' had been issued, but the case was adioufcaed sine dia.