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WEDNESDAY, JE 26, 197:

ALTERNATIVE POSTS FOUND FOR DISMISS TRACHORS

THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY HELPING SEVEN TEACHERS II SUŠICIZED PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO FIND ALTERNATIVE TEACHING POSTS LUCAUSE THEIR COMPACTS WILL NOT BE RENZUND FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR BY THE SCHLUL IMMIGENLUTS AS A RISULT OF FALLING

ENROLMENTS.

THEY ARE AMONG 14 CARDS AUICH HAVE SO FAR BEEN REPORTED TO THE EDUCATION CUPARTIET THE YEAR BY THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES CONCERNED, SO OF THE AFFECTED TEACHERS THEMSELVES OR THE PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS' UNION, A SPOKESIAN FOR THE DEPARTIENT SAID TODAY.

THE DEPARTIENT HAS ALREADY FOUND ALTERNATIVE POSTS FOR FOUR OTHER TEACHERS.

ANOTHER TWO WILL CONTINUE EMPLOYMENT IN THEIR OWN SCHOOLS FOLLOUNG INVESTIGATION OF THEIR CASES BY OFFICERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT, HE SAID.

ONE OTHER TEACHER

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THE 14TH - HAS RESIGNED.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID: *WHILE IT IS TRUE THAT THERE IS A GRADUAL DROP IN PRIMARY 1 CHROLEMENTS, THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS AFFECTED IS CERTANGY NOT GREAT.+

HE DESCRIBED AS +SPECULATIVE AND GROUNDLESS+ THE RECENT REPORT IN A REVSPAPER WHICH SAID THAT RUOLOS OF TEACHERS IN SUJSIDIZED PRIMARY SCHOOLS WOULD HAVE TILIR COUNTRACTS TERMINATED THIS YEAR.

THE SPOKESMAN VENT ON TO SAY THAT HE WAS SURPRISEO TO READ IN ANOTHER NEUSPAPER THAT DISMISSALS OF TEACHERS HAD CONTINUED UNABATED.

+THE 14 CASES, WHICH ARE THE ONLY ONES REPORTED, SHOW THAT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS HONOURING ITS WORD TO HELP SUBSIDIZED TEACHERS FIND ALTERNATIVE TEACHING POSTS IF THEY HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE THAT THEIR CONTRACTS VOULD NOT BE REVIZUID AS A RESULT OF FALLING ENROLMENTS, HE POINTED OUT.

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