Show r SCHOOL TEACHERS nS DI DURING IU G THE rHE EPIDEMIC SPANISH By Dy J. J H. H Moore What do school teachers do during during during dur dur- ing epidemics such as we aro having the country over today One Ono thing I is true they are arc not teaching school i Are Aro they being made use of In III any auy other Vo way Thoro Thero is usually no other cause causo for Cor closing school except to the spread of oC disease When this is the case teachers aro are turned loose Joose to do something ole else or nothing at atall atall atall all If f they see fit The Tho result is that the school Is much impaired If not almost totally ruined for the rest of tho the year ear The fhe teacher cannot be beheM beheld beheld held heM responsible for this condition His contract provides provide that when wilen chool school is closed to pr prevent the spread of e or for any other unforeseen unforeseen unforeseen seen cause c for tC ten tea l consecutive dun days or le le le-f s. s you ou shall be sven g half pa pay for these clays days Whet When the ten aro arc en ended he gets bets nothing more un un- un- un less the board sees fit to change tho the ruling and pay for the whole vacation vaca- vaca tion Uon which h I think in most cases bases ases they do But the tho not not held held responsible responsible responsible sible for any work during that time and the result is as os I have stated a badly shattered school In our county we have but bitt few physIcians physicians physicians phy phy- and nurses Why should the teachers not act as their auxiliaries They could bo ho of great ass assistance stance In Inthe inthe the different communities during such epidemics as this one or epidemics epidemics epi epi- of a less' less serious nature That That- That clause clause should be bo cut of or the teachers' teachers contracts They sh should uld be paid in full for Cor any time school is closed cosed to prevent the spread of- of ec ense c. c Tho The teachers should then stay at ll their posts assisting in every w way y possible to prevent the spread of disease The teachers should then stay at their posts a as in every overy way possible to prevent the spread of the disease and ke kp kep l p in fn touch with their people so that the school will not be so badly crippled when hen the time comes to start stare again This Is especially true of principals pals nals All teachers I am nm sure sur would be he glad to do all in their power but expenses are aro always high nod and they hey cannot afford to to work ork for nothing |