Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-02
PERROW REPORT
Virginio's
School Plan
Is Outlined

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Here Is q thumbnail sketch of
the major recommendation of
the Perrow commission report:
SCHO0LS-Retain the pres
ent system Of State public
schools but pass legislation en-
abling localities. II they desire,
to stop appropriating funds for
the schools. In this way, State
school aid would be cut to a
minimum and schools would
be skeletonized should integra-
ton be ordered.
TUITION GRANTS-Anyone
eligible to attend a public school
would be eligible for a tuition
grant. disable in private nom
sectarian schools. The maxi
mum State aid per pupil would
be $3.50 but localities could in
crease it above their required
percentage.
PUPIL PLACEMENT - The
State Board of Education would
establish criteria under which
local school boards would assign
pupils to schools. A State
placement board Of appeals
would be set up to handle ap-
peals from parents and pupils
with grievances. Further ap-
peals would go to State courts.
ATTENDANCE LAWS
A compulsory attendance law
would be re-enacted, but would
not be in effect in any locality
until formally adopted by that
locality. Pupils could be ex-
cused from attending schools
by local school officials and
the juvenile judge, or by the
State superintendent of public
instruction.
SURPLUS PROPERTY -
Present State laws giving school
boards and governing bodies
the right to sell surplus schools
would be retained. A new law
would be enacted giving resi-
dents authority to force a local
referendum to determine II
they wanted school property
sold. If a majority declared
the property surplus, the school
board would be required to sell
it. Installment sales would be
permitted. The buyer would
be responsible for paying off
any literary loan on the school.
but general obligation loans
would remain the responsible
ity OF the locality.
LOCAL FUNDS-The budget
for a locality would be pub
lished for information and
planning purposes only, and
would never be adopted, ANY
funds raised through taxes
could not be expended until an
appropriation is made by the
governing body. Appropria-
tons could be made on a
monthly basis, allowing local
funds to schools to be cut of
in a month. Localities are not
at present required to appro-
PIRATE any local money for
schools.
STATE FUNDS-The State
would continue to furnish the
constitutional minimum r.
CURED for schools. about 50
million. Any locality wnicn
stopped its local appropriation
would not receive the State
matching funds, and would
then get only it's share of the
constitutional minimum not
enough to operate the schools
as at present.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
would be transported at public
expense to private nonsectarian
schools, or would be given
transportation grants.
PRIVATE SCHOOLS-New
ones If approved by the State
board Of education and the
State fire marshal, would be
exempt from local coming.
plumbing and building codes
for one-year periods.
TEACHER STATUS - The
present law providing that
some teachers in private
schools can participate in the
State Retirement plan would
be continued. The 30-day dis
misSal clause in teacher con-
tracts would be continued.
Teachers who received State
scholarships could repay by
teaching in private as well as
public schools.