The Jersey City news., 1906-04-03
Measure Which Provides for
Review in the Supreme
Court Of Suspensions, Dis
missals Or Re.irements
Placed Before Both Houses
BY MIKTuRN AND SCOTT
THIS BILL rs BACKED BY THE
JERSEY CITY TEACHERS CLUB,
AT WHOSE REQUEST II is PRE-
sENTED FOR PASSAGE TO THE
LEGISLATURE
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TRENTON, April 3, 1906 Senator
James 4. Minturn, Of Hudson, last night
introduced in the Senate. bin Ne. 325.
which. if it become a law yill give the
public school teachers the same prUtes tion
against dismissal reduction in rank. etc,
as is now enjoyed by the police and fire.
men throughout the State 1t provides
that any Justice of the Supreme Court
may summarily review the proceedings of
any Board of Education or board having
charge of the schools in any municipal
ity wherein any public school teacher has
been suspended, dismissed, or reduced in
rank by such board. The justice may
order teacher to be reinstated in any
case wherein it is found that such sus-
pension, dismissal, etc, is not justifable.
The teachers have sought such law
for many years, but the school authori-
ties have always opposed it on the
ground that it would interfere with dis
cipline. The success which the police
and fremen met with in securing the en-
actment of a similar law at the hands of
the present Legislature, inspired. the
Jersey City Teachers Club to ask for a
bill giving them the privileges they de-
sired.
Assamblyman Scott, of Bayonne, intro
duced a bill identical in its provisions in
the House, which is known as No. 497..
The bill reads as follows
An act amendatory of and supplement
tary to an act entitled, San act to estab-
lish a thorough aud efficient system or
free public schools and to provide for the
maintenance, management and support
thereof approved October nineteenth,
one thousand nine hundred and three.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Cen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jer-
sey:-
/ /. Hereafter all proceedings had, as
well as any Judgment rendered, by any
board Of education, superintendent. or
other authority having jurisdiction over
such matters, in connection with the sus-
| pension, dismissal, retirement or reduc-
tion in salary of public school teachers in
| this State, shall be renewable by any
| Justice Of the Supreme Court in sum
mary way.
| 2. Any Justice of the Supreme Court
upon presentation to him Of the petition
of the party aggrieyed, BY any such pro-
Icceiings or Judgment. setting forth, un
der oath Of such petitioner, substantially
| the charges made against him or her
and his Or her answer thereto, and the
proceedings had thereupon. and the evi-
dence presented upon the trial, and the
Judgment rendered. shall be invested
with jurisdiction and required to re-hear
tho matter Of such charges upon which
said proceedings were had, and Judgment
rendered. beth upon the law and the
facts, which shall be inquired into and
ascertained, upon such notice to interest
cd parties as may be directed by such
| justice by depositions, or in such other
way or manner as such justice shall di-
rect; and the said justice shall he re-
| quired to hear and determine such mat
| ter, and to give such Judgment in the
premises as shall seem to be lawful and
| just; provided, however, that any person
| claiming to be aggrieyed by any such
proceedings and Judgment shall present
| his or her petition to the said Justice of
| the Supreme Court within thirty days af-
| ter the termination OF such proceedings
| and the rendition Of such Judgment,
| otherwise the provisions of this act shall
| be inappicable to his or her case. and
| this act shall be imperative sof ar as he
or she is concerned.
| 3. The said justice before whom such
! proceedings are pending may order and
| direct the petitioner to file a good and
! sufficient bond. to be approved by the
| said justice, providing for the payment
/ of all costs iii the said proceedings before
| the said Justices to the respondent or re
! spondents in such proceedings should the
I Judgment Of the said justice be against
/ the said petitioner, and upon failure of
The said petitioner TO give the said bond