The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-10
REVISING THE RULES.
Changes Made in Public School
Regulations.
New Sections Interesting to Principals and
Teachers Proposed to Be Added-some
of the Alterations.

A meeting OF the Committee on Rules and
Regulations OF the Board OF Education was held
last evening at lie Office OF DR.. Charles W.
Decker. Chairman OF tile committee, in the Phe-
Ian Building for the purpose of considering the
new rules formulated for the~ guidance of the
board Itself, well of the public schools. All
the members OF the committee were present.
The only important amendment to the rules
governing the board is one affecting the Classi-
tcation Committee In Rule 10, to which 4 clause
has been added, as follows: No transfer shall
be made by the committee before it has been
acted on by the Board Of Education"
FEW AMENDMENTS.
The following additions have been made to the
rules relating TO public schools:
The day following Thanksgiving day must be
observed a holiday.
The Superintendent shall have power TO sus.
pend all the schools, or any particular school or
class, in case the President is out OF the city.
Principals must visit each class in their schools
at least once a day.
Principals, on reporting to the Superintendent
the success or failure OF substitute teachers,
must only report those who have taught for three
consecutive days 10 their school.
Corporal punish ment may be Inflicted by pTin-
clpals oulY, or by ylcep principals during the abb
Se0ce OF principals
Principals may suspend pupils absolutely for
be sent home even for half day unless writ
ten notification Is sent 10 the parents or guar
student teachers must not be assigned to the
task OF correcting examinations.
l., whenever, at any time, any pupil is partIcu-
latiy denclent In school work the teacher must
notify the parent by letter or by personal notice.
SOME NEW SECTIONS.
The following new sections have also been
added:
Sec u. Student teachers from the Normal De-
partment Of the Girls High School shall be assigned
may be determined on by the superintendent, after
consultation with the Principal of the school.
Sec. % Principals are authorized to hold public
exhibitions or public oral examinations on any
day during the last week OF the last term or the
Sec. SO. Teachers must exercise reasonable super
Vision over the textbooks OF pupils; must inspect
the books from time TO time, and prevent their de-
fscement or wanton destruction.
Sec. 81 Principals must not appoint allow
teachers TO appoint monitors for the yards halls
rooms to whom shall be delegated the power of
punishment or Of reporting pupils for reprimand or
punishment. This rule is not held to exclude the
appointment OF pupils to take charge of hat-roOmS,
to distribute and collect States pencils, pens pape
EXAMINATION PAPERS.
Sec. 50. Teachers must not appoint pupils to ex-
anime and credit examination papers. This rule is
not held to exclude the interchange OF pap ers
such papers when the pupils have the right to APP
peal at once TO the teacher.
principals In the management of pupils before and
after school sessions and at recess Good order
grounds.
Sec. 40 Every teacher is hereby especially en-
power ed and enioined TO Command order on and
about the school premises on the part OF very pupil
connected with the public schools. Teachers win
be supported by the board In maintaining order an
discipline in the schools.
Sec. al. Teachers must impress on their pupils
their responsibility to school authorities for their
conduct to and from school.
FORBIDDEN PUNIsHMENTs.
Sec. 43. All modes of punishment calculated to
degrade pupil, and the use ON the part of any
teacher OF discouTteOus language toward .pupis or
parents are expressly forbidden.
Sec. "a. Teachers must be IN their class-rooms
fifteen minutes before 9 O'Clock and must be
marked as tardy by principals If they are not at
their desks on time. ANY teacher reported tardy
three or more times In month shall report per
sonally to the Superintendent. In the case OF
teachers in outside aud remote schools the Superin-
-tendent is authorized to make any reasonable ex-
ception to the rule rendered necessary by del
cars or other unavoidable cause of detention.
few other unimportant alterations and ad-
denda were made, aud the board adjourned TO
meet again at the call OF The Chair, when the
work of revision Will proceed