Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-09-03
SCHOOL LAW.
NOTES TO TEACHERS.
From Lansing Republican.


From Lansing Republican.
1. A certificate is necessary because: a,
school officers cannot contract with a
teacher not holding One-SS (40, 1857;
b, no public money can be paid to such
teachers (3S)*; C, districts employing
such teacher cannot draw public moneys
S (56)*. A certificate must cover the
entire time of engagement as teacher
S QO*.
2. Examinations are required by law
upon photography. reading, writing,
grammar, geography, arithmetic, and
theory and art Of teaching, and after the
year 1881, U. S. history and civil govern
ment, for any and all grades of certifi-
cates-S Q2S). If an applicant proposes
to teach in school where additional
branches are taught, the examiners can
require examination upon such addi-
tiOnal branches.
B. Certificates of the first grade are
valid for three years throughout the
county where granted; those of the
second grade, for two years throughout
the county; and those of the third grade,
for one year throughout the county.
Special certificates, granted by the secre
tary of the board Of examiners, are valid
in specified district only until the
time of the next public examination
regular or specially by the board of school
examiners, and not longer-S Q20.
A. The board of school examiners may
revoke or suspend certificate for any
reason that would have justified 1t in
withholding such certificate when given; |;
the board of examiners may also suspend
within the county, for immortality or in
competency to instruct or govern a
school, the effect of a state or a normal
school certificate. An opportunity for a
defense against all charges should be
given the teachers Q3O).
3. A male teacher is required to pay
fee of one dollar, and female teacher a
fee Of fifty cents upon obtaining GER
tificate, provided such fee has not been
paid previously within the current school
years Q5D. The school year COM
mences with the first Monday in Sep
tember.
6. A contract with teacher must be
authorized at meeting of the district
boards (33); it must be in writing, and
signed by majority of the board on be-
ing half of the district; it must specify
the wages agreed upon, and shall re-
quire the teacher to keep correct list
of the pupils, their ages, and the number
Of days each one is in attendance, and to
furnish the director with correct copy
Of the same at the close of the school.
Contracts must be in duplicate, one Of
which shall be filed with the director
and the other furnished the teachers
(40).
Z. The school law is silent upon the
subject of holidays; but the supreme
court has decided that there should be
no deduction from teachers wages on
account of the observance of legal hOli-
days. The legal holidays are January
1st, February 22nd, May Both, July 4th,
December 25th, and all days appointed
by the president or governor as days of
| fasting or thanksgiving.
8. A teacher must be governed by all
rules formally adopted by the board. Re-
| fusal to do so amounts to forfeiture of
the cOntract,-unless the rules are gross
ly unreasOnable-S(4D (4D.
8. The district board is bound to keep
| the schOol-hOuse in repair, with neces-
sary c0nveniences, and the failure to do
so works forfeiture of the contract on
its parts 4S).
10. A teacher cannot be required to
"board around" nor can patron of
school be compelled to board teacher
A teacher cannot be required to render
| janitOr's services, unless it is so stipu-
lated in the contract.
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*The re 'erences a~e 20 como 'el's sections In
the general school laws OF 1881.