Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-24
SCHOOL MEETING VOTES
 FAVORfNG MISS CAVANAUGH
Twelfth District Board Authorized to Re-engaee Her as Teacher at Xiv erside Grammar School.

One of the largest school meetings ever held in the history of the Twelfth school district convened in Assembly hall Thursday evening in response to the notice to see what action the vot- CTS would take relative to instruct ing said district committee to engage Nellie " Cavanaugh as teacher in the Riverside Grammar school for the coming school year, and to take all necessary legal steps or actions to defend their so doing; also to borrow money to defray expenses of such le- gal steps or actions. The meeting was called by George H. Jennings, George A. Haskell and James A. Sheay district committed
 The following resolution. presented by J. F. Hennon was unanimously voted:
 Whereas, Nellie V. Cavanaugh has been employed as a teacher in the Riverside Grammar school for fifteen or more years and until the past year there has been no adverse criticism or complaints of her conduct or work as a teacher; and, whereas, the charges and complaints made against her as teacher during the past school the same as the charges made against other teachers in said school: and whereas the said charges and complaints when investigated and partial board representing the state board of education. were deemed in sufficient cause for revoking the cer- tifcate held by teacher charged In practically every detail with the same misconduct and infraction of school rules as was Miss Cavanaugh: and, whereas, mere justice required that the same trea tment should be accord ed teachers in the same school charg- ed with the same misconduct or in fraction of rules; and whereas. the verdict of the representatives of the state board of education should be
 l1,- II, board of school visitors, and the re- quest of the Twelfth school district, expressed by vote at it's annual meet ing, requesting that teachers charged with the same misconduct or infrac- ton of school rules, be treated alike according to the verdict of the state board of education, is just and req sonable request;
 And. whereas, said board of school visitors have been informed of the decision of the state board of educa tion, viz:
 This committee is unanimously of the opinion that the teacher has not conducted herself in such a manner vocation of the certificate would inn ply"
 And, whereas. the charges of mis- conduct and infraction of rules made same as the charges deemed insufH- cient cause for revocation of certifl cate by the representatives of the state board of education;
 And, whereas, the board of school visitors by refusing to grant the re- quest of the Twelfth school district expressed by vote as above mentioned, appear to be doing- a great injustice to Nellie V. Cavanaugh. in preventing her from resuming her positoin as teacher in the Riverside Grammar school. with the consequent damage to her reputation as teacher on charges and complaints. which. in the opinion of the committee representing the state board of education. after full hearing and careful review of the facts have not been found reasons sufficient to warrant the revocation of 2 teachers certificate;
 Be it therefore resolved that the district committee of the Twelfth School District of the town of Gris- wold be- and is hereby instructed and empowered, to engage Nellie V. Cav anaugh as a teacher in the Riverside