Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-11-28
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TEACHERSSAYS
PT.C.O. CASE
Law Does Not Permit Deduc-
ton Because OF Closing
On Account OF Epidemic
Declares State Official

That the teachers Of public schools in
Arizona which have been closed for so
many weeks on account of the epidemic
of Spanish influenza should receive full
pay, regardless of whether the schools
were open or not, is the opinion of c.
o. Case, state superintendent of public |
instruction, and that he also believes |
that the laws of the state provide for
full payment of salaries, will be good !
news to the many teachers who have !
been seriously inconvenience through |
the closing of the schools and the non /
payment of salaries.
With reference to the right of the
teachers to receive their full pay for
the time the schools are closed because
of the epidemic. Superintendent Case
makes the following statement:
Should Have Full Pay
Hard conditions Occasioned by an
unusual epidemic have closed, for an
extended period, the public schools of
Arizona, and these conditions, over
which teachers of this state have no
control, have suspended the services of
the teachers, at the same time holding
them liable to resumption of service at
any time.
Il feel in all justice TO the teachers
that their full salaries should be al
lowed for the period during which the
schools may be closed on account of the
epidemic. 1t is also my opinion that,
as a matter of law, unless otherwise
stipulated by contract, that no deduc-
ton can be made from teachers sala-
ries during the time the schools may be
| closed on account of the epidemic.
No Desire to Cut Salaries
Il am not aware that there is any
tendency on the part of school boards
| in Arizona to deduct from the salaries
| of the teachers because of the prevail
ing Influenza but, whether or not this
| tendency prevails I deem it my duty
! to state my views in the matter.
Or. J. ". Crabtree secretary Of the
| National Education association, has
written me advising that in no state
| have teachers salaries been increased
to keep pace with the increased cost of
! living, that it is exceedingly difficult
| for them to. make ends meet and that
the National Education association is
advocating that teachers should suffer
no reduction OF salaries for the loss of
time occasioned by the closing of
schools or be required to use their va
cations in making up time.
Fear Appropriation Loss
Inquiries are coming to my office
.
required by law, some districts being
apprehensive Of losing their next year s
appropriation of school moneys through
a possible failure of maintaining the
required term. AS far as possible, every
school district in the state should main
tain, even this year, an eight months
school term, but the law itself antici-
pates and provides for even such ex-
IRENE abnormal conditions as are now
prevailing. While paragraph 1921, Re
vised Statutes of Arizona, 1913, pre-
scribes that no apportionment Of
school moneys may be made to any
school district in the state which has
not maintained a public school for a.
least seven months during the preced.
ing school year. the same paragraph
protects a school district in case of al
epidemic by also prescribing that NJ
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