The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-03-11
TIE NEW SCH8OL LAW.


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The following are the most striking features
OF the new school law as adopted by the House
The section giving power to the State Board
of Education 10 remove a superintendent for
immortality. drunkenness, neglect Of duty, etc,
and creating said board an inferior court, was
stricken out.
The laying out of school districts is, as I'M
der the present law, by county school boards
and the present law regarding pay of superin-
tendents was re-adopted.
Three trustees are to be elected as now, two
of whom must be patrons Of the school and
able TO read and write. In separate school
districts all must be patrons of the school.
Trustees are required to visit schools at least
once each month. No trustee can vote for any
person for teacher who is related to him by
blood or marriage within the third degree, or
for any one dependent on him for support.
Children Of one school may attend school
in another with consent of trustees of the lat
ter and superintendent. Children from coun-
try may also attend separate school districts
during winter term on consent of trustees of
said districts and for all such the county is to
pay the separate school district their pro rata
of the school fund.
The compensation Of teachers on Examining
Board is $2.50 per day each. during examina-
ton Of teachers, and % cents for grading the
papers of each applicant, a material and Just
increase over present pay.
Teachers are to be examined as heretofore,
on questions propounded by the State Superin-
tendent, who must PROFOUND his questions on
the course of study prescribed by law. To re-
ceivc a iirst-ciass or second grade license, APP
plicants mus. make an average of - per cent.
on any study for third grade, applicants must
make an average of 60. with not less than 40
per cent. on any study. Second and third
grade license are good for one year, license of
first grade with general average ofS5 per cent.
shall be valid for two years, and general aver
age of 30 for three years. One who teaches
five years continuously under 4 first-class IL
cense need stand no other examination.
A license issued in one county is not good
in another, except under regulations prescrib-
ed by the Board of Education.
Salaries for third grade are $lj to $40 per
month second grade, SIS to $50 first grade,
$2j to y55. Superintendent must fix the sal
aries so that salaries for maintaining all the
schools for one month shall not exceed the
fractional part of the whole school fund which
one month is of the whole number of months
the schools are to be taught.
An assistant teacher may be allowed when
not less than forty pupils are in actual atten-
dance.
The principal teacher. not in a separate
school district, shall during the first month of
the term enumcratc the cducable children in
the district. Assessors are required to make
a general enumeration of educable children
every two years, for which he receives two
cents for each, payable out of the school fund
of the county.
The winter term of the schools is to begin
between the first Monday of November and
second Monday in January, and the summer
term on the first Monday of MAY or as soon
thereafter as practicable.
Spnarntp srhnol DISTRICTS GRO pr,b;hitod