Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1914-08-15
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PRINCIPA AIS.

-. ARTICLE Y.
PRINCIPALS. :
(Section I.) Principals are
bound by all laws and require
ments of officials higher in au-
thority than themselves, and by
their own requirements and re-
gulations.
(Section H. Principals shall
visit each department of their
school as often as possible.
(Section III.) Principals shall
see that the courses of study be
uniformly and faithfully observ-
ed.
(Section " J Principals shall
satisfy themselves of the progress
of the grades and of the pupils
individually.
(Section W Principals shall
give advice and direction to their
assistants whenever necessary.
(Section vi. Principals shall
hold faculty meetings at least
once a month on a regularly ap-
pointed day.
(Section VIII Principals shall
examine the records of his assis-
tants at least once a month, and
satisfy himself that they are re-
gularly and carefully kept.
(Section WILL Principals shall
keep record in which shall be
entered the name, occupation and
residence of parent, and the name
age, sex; grade, date of admission
and discharge of each pupil.
(Section IX.) Principals shall
mail or present to the Superin-
tendent on the last day of each
scholastic month report of at
tendance of pupils and teachers.
(Section x J Principal shall see
that fire drills are practiced in all
grades at least once a month,
and it shall be his duty to report
to the Superintendent upon the
last day of each scholastic month
the date or dates upon which said
fire drill were held and the time
within which same were per-
formed.
(Section XII Principals shall
see that their physical plants are
kept in good condition and shall
notify the Superintendent when
any damage has been committed.
Section XII. J Principals shall
see that teachers ventiIate. theil
rooms alone hygienic lines and il
snail be their duty to see that
their buildings are comfortably
heated on cold days.
(SeGtion XIII. Principals, for
insubordination or gross miscon-
duct. shall have the right to sus-
pend pupils. This suspension to
remain in force for the time sti-
pulated by the Principal, unless
the Board and Superintendent
should otherwise instruct. In ali
cases of suspension the Principal
is to notify at once the parent or
guardian in writing, stating rea-
sons for his action, and a copy of
the correspondence must in all
cases be mailed to the Superin-
tendent.
(Section XIV Principals shall
not, without authority, incur any
Indebtedness in the name of the
Board.
(Section XVI It shall at all
time, be the duty of the Princi-
pal to to create harmony and
maintain cooperation. He shall
be the arbiter of discipline ami
of education in his school. He
shall encourage whatever and all
cultural movements, and shall
strive to have the mission of the
school reach all educable chill.
dren. He shall enter into the
plans of the Superintendent and
give that officer a loyal support.
(Sectiou Is. In the absence o.
any rule or regulation to cover d
particular case, the Principal is
vested with discretionary powers.
(Section 20. 1t shall be the
duty of the Principal at the close
of school to see that everything !;
left neat and in order, to sec ire
" lock the building, and to turr
over the keys to the local BoarG
member.