Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-07-14 | Page 5 | Must Publish School Paper

MUST lUST PUBLISH SCHOOL PAPER Attorney General Advises Superintendent In the publication of or reports reports' of oC boards of or education the state superintendent superintendent superintendent Is advised that they must be published comprehensively without consuming an nn unwarranted and unnecessary un un- nc necessary amount of ot space with too many details The advice Is contained l lin in an opinion of ot H H. H H. Cluff attorney I general Irhe i iThe The rhe supreme court recently handed I down an opinion In tho the case of or It R. R W. W V. V Crockett against the board boar of or education education education edu edu- cation of or Carbon county in respect to tho the publication of or reports of oC tho the several several sev sev- eral school chool boards of tho the state The decision says Superintendent George Thomas still leaves lea the school chool boards of oC the several districts In a a. rather Indefinite in indefinite in- in definite position Hence he requested the thc attorney general to give s his vi view w won on the question Would It comply with the decision If IC thc they listed the total amount paid the teachers asks Superintendent Thomas and at the same time giving givIns giving ing Ins the names of the teachers teacher employed employed employed em em- ploy ploy-ed Or would It be he necessary to publish e each ch warrant Issued issue b by the board of or education 7 For example Inthe in inthe inthe the purchase of oC coal would it meet the requirements o of tho the decision to issue Is Issue Issue Is- Is sue the total amount paid to each coal company compan for Cor coal together with the number of oC tons purchased Or would It bo be necessary to publish the date and amount of ot each cach warrant I The attorney general in reply says The case caso itself does not throw a I great deal of or light on this particular question for the rea reason on that this point I was not involved and CI very much difficulty dif dif I and unnecessary expense would I be encountered In giving too lI liberal liberala liberalI eral eralI I a n construction as to this particular part parti of tho the section The question you ou are arc I interested in w we lve take it Is how far under the decision referred to does the court wish the boards to go in publishing publishing pub pub- I lishing their reports I Attorney General Cluff then sa says 5 The subdivisions mean that certain general s headings or subdivisions must I be made and then under each heading the names must be given of or the individuals Indi indi- Individuals I to whom the mom money is p paid ld The general head heading Ins Ins- Teachers Teachers Teachers Teach ers' ers salaries should be used and the name namo of each teacher should he be given gh together tos with tho the amount received by br each teacher While this will involve ol considerable expense we vc can see seo no escape from It The same Is true of oC expenditures for tor coal The essential put purpose pose of ot this law Is to furnish official information to the gereral general gen ger- eral public as to what disposition Is is being made mado of ot public funds All the law requires as pointed out In the decision of oC the supreme court Is a substantial compliance with the re requirements requirements requirements re- re of oC thes