Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-09-29
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

At special meeting of the Board of
Education of the city of Wauwatosa
held at the school house Thursday
evening of this week attended by all
members of the Board, the following
resolution which is self explanatory,
was unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has come to the knowledge Of
the Board OF Education OF the city OF Wauwa-
tosa, that complaint has been made that the
Principal Of the Wauwatosa Schools has com
mitted an unjustitiable assault upon Allan
Leonard, pupil Of the Seventh Grade Of said
Schools, and
WHEREAS, The father OF said pupil has en-
tered a complaint therefor before It Justice OF
the Peace of Milwaukee County, and has pro-
cured a criminal arrest Of said Principal upon
charge of assault and battery, and this
Board having called meeting to investigate
said action of the Principal, and having mott
ned the father OF said pupil, aud having heard
the statements of said fatrer and of said pupil
and OF q considerable mum Der of his cumpaH-
ions, who were present when the alleged as
sault was said to have taken place, most uf
which pupils were requested to testify by the
said pupil and his father aS those who knew
best Of the circumstances, and having beard
also the statements of the Principal ana of
the Teacher of the school room where such t--
SAINT Is alleged to have occurred,
Now, The Board OF Education Of the city Of
Nauwatosa, finds the facts 10 be that said
pupil, allan Leonard had addressed his teach
rr IN an iusolent manner. ana hah been stub
born and defiant OF the reasonable require
ment5 Of the teacher Of said grade; that the
teacher had, for good cause, reported sand mat
ter 10 tile Principal and sent said pupil
TO said Principal for correction, That ,nIb
Principal, after due de'the4atiuu, required
said pupil 20 apologize 30 his teacher for tho
manner IN which he nHl addressed her. and
the said Principal conducted the said pupil To-
her school room for that purpose; that said
pupil then and there atUuDoruIv refused 60
apologize; that tine Principal tbeu took hiu ty
the shoulder ana collar, intending 80 take him
from the room, but, changing ms mind, faced
the said pupil about sudden =, usjng uo uHre3.
sonabc or Improper force in SO doing, aud said
puplI. becoming convinced tIlat said Principal
was determined to enforce proper GccOru1a,
then apoiogized 10 hi. teacher 10 The presence
Of has class, for the language he had used 10
her and for the manner la which h" had tE-
pressed himself
We fnd that SAID Principal has committed
no act mat was Improper aud ba, committed
NO assault upon said puptIi
JHEBEPoR, gE 1T RESOLVED, That we hereby
express our continued confidence in J.. c. Cor
heiius me Principal Of said school, aud we
commend him for using ui. best effort. 10
maintain good discipline iu said school, and $50
pledge him and all pf tut teacher empiuyca ats
hls assistants, the con taut ard active support
Of this Board in the maintenance of good dis
cipiiue IN said School
~ 1T FURTHER KE=OI SID, IDat se dtpiDrr
the fact tnat any one has seen Ht 90 dra.s the
affairs 81 this School into criminal procedure
iu "a Justice Court, and thar we deem su"h
action uu"alled for and gan |lug ts --.JEts' Jri-
highest interests OF satd ~c4o0.