The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-13
WIVES BARRED
FROM JOBS IN
CITY SCHOOLS
Married Women Already
Employed Exempted
by Board.
FEW GET PAY BOOSTS
IS Now Receiving Below
$1,000 Yearly Only
Ones Increased.

Doors Of Indianapolis schools were
closed today to married women
seeking teacher appointments.
This policy, exempting married
women already employed, was
adopted by the city school board
Tuesday night.
Amplified to provide for removal
of teachers who, hereafter, marry
during the first five years Of their
employment, the policy marked one
Of the most significant moves Of
the school regime, headed since
last fall by Superintendent Paul
Stetson.
Decision not to grant pay in
creases next year, except in the
case of thirty-f1ve teachers who now
are receiving less than $1,000 a
year, will affect approximately 1000
teachers eligible for increases, board
members said.
Limited by Legislature
Although expressing regret at be-
ing forced to take this step, the
board pointed out that it was neces-
STATED by an act of the 1891 gen.
eral assembly, limiting public bud
gets for the next two years to this
years total.
No protest against the boards
actions will be voiced by the Indi-
annapolis Teachers Federation, il
was indicated by Miss Sarah Ewin .
president.
Following a study Of the existing
economic conditions, the statement
of policy regarding the employment
of married women was recon-
mended by Superintendent Stetson,
and his three assistants, Daniel T.
Weir, Milo H. Stuart and w. A.
Hacker.
Bar Married Women
The following resolution was
adopted by the board:
It will be the policy of the ad-
ministration not to recommend
married women teachers for initial
regular appointments.
Teachers, married or unmarried,
whether permanent teachers I'M
der tenure or teaching their first
five years in indianapolis, whose
records are continuously unSatis-
factory, will not be recommended
for retention after this fact has
been established conclusively.
We feel it is against the best
interests of the schools for a man
and wife to teach in the build
ing or in the same system, and we
shall not recommend continu-
ance of such employment except
where transfers are not advisable
or the tenure law prevents adjust
ment.
Women teachers who marry
within the first five years of their
teaching experience automatical-
ly will surrender their claims to
further reappointment.
In order to make sure that only
teachers with the highest merit
shall become permanent teachers
under tenure in indianapolis, and
because a teacher who receives
his sixth consecutive appointment
becomes a permanent teacher I'M
der tenure, the policy of the adj
n1iniStratioh will be not to recon-
mend the reappointment of such
a teacher until his record has
been carefully re-examined as to
evidences of success, cooperation,
professional growth and general
qualifications.
During the school year teachers
in the indianapolis schools must
reside in Indianapolis or its en-
virons after their appointment or
reappointment.
Leaves Of absence shall be grant
ed to teachers only by the board,
upon recommendation of the sup
erintendent of schools. No leave of
absence shall be granted to a
teacher for a period Of more than
twe I've consecutive calendar
months.
No leave Of absence to a teacher
shall be so extended or renewed as
to make an aggregate period of
leave of more than twelve con-
Secutive calendar months.
Extra remuneration Of $500 was
granted Hacker for supervising the
taking of the enumeration of
school-age children.