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D. RESERVATION OF THE RIGHT OF THE SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE TO DISMISS THE EMPLOYEE FOR FAILURE TO OBSERVE THE CONDITIONS STIPULATED IN THE CONTRACT OF SERVICE:

E. PROVISION FOR THE CONDITIONS OF SERVICE TO BE AMENDED BY

THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE BEFORE THE CONTRACT IS SIGNED EVERY YEAR.

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4.IN ADDITION WHERE THE OLD CONTRACTS HAD INDICATED APPROVAL FROM THE SCHOOL AUTHORITY WAS REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES (EG CHANGES TO TIMETABLE AND REFERENCE MATERIAL) THE NEW CONTRACTS MADE IT EXPLICIT THAT THE PRINCIPAL'S PERMISSION WOULD BE

REQUIRED,

5. OF THE 35 TEACHERS WHO RECEIVED WARNING LETTERS FROM THE

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION IN JUNE 1977 24 ACCEPTED THE NEW CONTRACTS FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. ONE WENT ON NO PAY LEAVE AND ANOTHER

RESIGNED IN JANUARY 1978 LEAVING 22 REMAINING IN THE SCHOOL.

6. AS STATED IN MY TELNO 610 THE WARNING LETTERS WERE ISSUED BECAUSE THE TEACHERS HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN THE SIT-INS AND WERE IN OPEN DEFIANCE OF THE SCHOOL AUTHORITY. THEY HAD REFUSED REPEATE

REQUESTS FROM THE HEADMISTRESS TO RETURN TO CLASSES.

7. PRESSURE TO WITHDRAW THE WARNING LETTERS BEGAN TO BUILD UP WHEN

THE SCHOOL REOPENED IN SEPTEMBER 1977 AND IN FEBRUARY 1978, 16 OF THE TEACHERS ASKED THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION TO WITHDRAW THE WARNING LETTERS. OPEN CONFRONTATION WITH THE SCHOOL AUTHORITY BROKE OUT IN MAY OSTENSIBLY IN PROTEST AGAINS THE DISCIPLINARY ACTION TAKEN BY THE HEADMISTRESS AGAINST THE 7 STUDENTS WHO HAD

BEEN INVOLVED IN THE INTIMIDATION AND HARRASSMENT OF THE HEADMISTRESS, HER DEPUTY AND NEW TEACHERS. 4 WERE SUSPENDED FOR

2 WEEKS (1-14 MAY) AND WARNING LETTERS SENT TO THE OTHER 3.. DURING THIS PERIOD THERE WERE ALLEGATIONS BY STUDENTS THAT THEIR

BAGS AND DESKS HAD BEEN SEARCHED WHEN THEY WERE OUT OF THEIR CLASSROOMS. IT WAS CLAIMED THAT PROPERTY HAD BEEN STOLEN. IT WAS

ALSO ALLEGED THAT 7 GIRLS WERE ASSAULTED BY MINOR STAFF ON 3 MAY.

THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE.

8. THE CODE OF AID FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL REQUIRED THE MANAGEMENT

COMMITTEE TO GIVE A TEACHER 3 MONTHS NOTICE BEFORE THE EXPIRY OF THE CONTRACT WHETHER THE CONTRACT WOULD BE RENEWED. AS CONTRACTS

RUN FROM 1 SEPTEMBER TO 31 AUGUST, THE DEADLINE FOR INFORMING

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