PRINCIPAL SUSPENDED.

Wairarapa Age, 21 August 1934, Page 3

PRINCIPAL SUSPENDED.

DISOBEDIENCE! OF BOARD'S OEIDEBS. TROUBLE OVER. AMALGAMATION! ISSUE. ASHBURTON, August 20. "That the Principal (Mr. R. J. Thompson) be suspended for a period of one-month for wilful disobedience of t.he orders of the board and of the chairman, -the suspension to cease if within that period he inserts in the "Guardian” a letter approved by the board,” was a motion carried by the Technical High School Board at a special meeting on Saturday evening. This action arose' in connection'with the question of amalgamation of the High School and the Technical (School. The charges against .the principal were ■that while matters -were still under the consideration of the (boards concerned he wrote letters ,to the newspaper dealing with questions raised at a conference between the Ashburton TTigh School Board and. the Ashburton Technical High School Board, and that tho letter contained expressions that were distinct reflections on the members of the Technical High School Board. Mr. Thompson declined the board’s request that he insert a letter to the effect that he did not have any intention of casting a reflection on tho members of the board. He maintainel that, as principal he could take such steps as he thought, fit to combat amalgamation.

Mr. Thompson made complaints against the chairman (Mr A. L. Jones) which tAe board dismissed as not substantiated.—‘((P.A.)