3. The lack of communication
1) It was completely impossible for the old teachers to com-
municate with the principal.
When the teachers wanted to talk with
Miss Kwan about the policy of the school, she was always unavai-
lable. When she did see the teachers, she taped the conversations
she uad with teachers, but wou‡a aot allow them tu do the like.
Also one of the deputy principals would always pe asked to be
present as her witness.
11)
Communication between the new and the old teachers was
made difficult by the maring campaign of the neadmistress to
calumniate the old teachers, and the reluctance on the part of
the new teachers to understand what had actually been happening.
4. Humiliating the old teachers
1) The old teachers had been humiliated in many ridiculous
ways. In December 1977, a former teacher, Mr. K.C. Shek, who
had been working in the school since 1973, came back to collect
the souvenirs given to nim by students after his resignation.
Another teacher, Mr. So Man-kau, helped him to carry the souvenirs
out of school. After 15 minutes, Mr. So was summoned into the
Principal's office where Miss Kwan told him that he had breach-
ed clause 13 in the new contract by bringing a "stranger" inte
the school premises without the permission of the principal.
Moreover, he had helped the "stranger" take "something" outside
the school. She might suspect him of theft.
11) For another example, during one of the weekly assemblies,
two teachers were particularly reproached for standing behind
instead of sitting next to the classes of which they are class-
masters, an act considered to be contrary to a school circular
they had signed.
111) Oral warnings were given to a teacher who tried to console
the students at the resimation of their class-mistress, and a
teacher who gave a P.E. lesson in the public playground outside
the school, a common practice in the past four years,
iv)
The principal even tried all means to prevent the old teaco-
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