Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-11-07
STATE is OUT $4,000 DAILY
cost of Maintaining Schools, While No
School Is in Session.

influenza epidemic, as all teachers vii
continue to receive their salaries dur
= ing the closed period where their con
tracts do not expressly state otherwis,
! More than 300 teachers are employed il
the state, and the average salary i.
500 per month. Other expenses brine
the total cost of operating the schools
to approximately 100000 per schoo-
month of 90 days.
Much interest has been shown by
teachers in the question of whether
they were to receive their salaries OF
not while the schools are closed. The
attorney general has rendered the fol
lowing opinion regarding this matter in
the case where school was closed dur
ing quarantine last year and it covers
the present situation:
All Teachers Get Pay.
"By section So, laws of 1913, page
442, power is given the board of trus-
tees to employ and contract with teach
ers. AS there is no provision of the
laws which has come to our attention
that governs this situation the question
is one of the contract entered into be-
tween the school board and the teacher
and the rights of the teacher to receive
pay and the liability of the school board
for salary will be governed solely by
the contract
3" In the absence of terms in the con
tract permitting the school board to
suspend the salary of the teachers dur
ing quarantine it is the opinion of this
department that the salarly should con
tinue throughout the period of the quar-
antine.e'
IN connection with the above the fol
lowing will be of interets.
General Health Regulations.
1t is very important that every citi
zen cooperate with officials in the CON
servation and preservation of health
and in preventing the spread Of the in
fluenza now going the rounds, and to
prevent the fatalities which sometimes
follow improper care of the persons hav-
ing the disease. A general survey and
knowledge of these regulations will
therefore be useful, in assuring com
plete and effective cooperation. With
that purpose the following is printed;
The School District
As to school districts the law is quot
ed:
cit is the duty of the owner or agent
IF house in which a person resides
who has any contagious or infectious
disease dangerous to public health, and
he physicians called to attend the per-
ion or persons so afflicted, within "a
lours after becoming cognizant of the
act TO give notice to the clerk of the
,oard Of trustees of the school district ,
# the disease and of the persons af-
l;cted. Such persons shall he kept
way and apart from all other persons
xcept those who may be necessary for
he spiritual and physical well being of
ucb person
at is the duty of "a teacher when she
cells that any child may be afflicted .
18th any contagious disease 70 send him 7
ONE and to report to the clerk of the
cbool district. Any child afflicted =
18th a contagious disease shall be kept
ut of school for at least two weeks y
fter the death, recovery or removal Of ,
nv person in his house so afflicted, and
O child may be allowed to return to "
.bool until after a certificate of per
ission has been given him by the at
nding physician. When the child has
~ textbook or books belonging to the
.bool district at the time of his sick i
ass they shall not be returned until
low have been thoroughly disinfected
nder the direction of the attending ii
lysician." c.
Tn case of quarantine, the law very A.
.operIy provides that no district shall
Sc its share of school money because \,
cannot maintain a minimum term of
bool and unless the contrary is stated !;
the contract that the teacher shall
Sc no part of her salary. in
city Health Officer. @,
The city has the power TO pass all pc
finances necessary for controlling the en-
estion of cess pools, outhouses,
wers. collection of garbage, conta- tn
nus diseases, construction of buildings BIZ
d other safeguards for health. Every
v. too has health officer, whose Nj
~ if is TO enforce such ordinances