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Managers.— I appointed by the Local Education Authority and
1 by the minor Local Authority (i.e., the Borough Council).
Schools may be grouped under one body of Managers and
where the Local Education Authority consider the circumstances
of any school require a larger body of Managers than
that provided in this section that Authority may increase the
total number of Managers so however that the number in each
class is proportionately increased.
Maintenance
or
Schools.
Section 7.—The Local Education Authority are to maintain
and keep efficient all public elementary schools and have
the control of all expenditure for that purpose other than
expenditure for which provision is to be made by the Managers,
but in the case of schools not provided by them only so long
as:—
(a) The Managers carry out the directions of the
Local Education Authority as to secular instruction, the
number and educational qualifications of the teachers,
and for the dismissal of any teacher on educational
grounds. If the Managers fail to carry out any such
direction the Local Education Authority have power to
themselves carry out the direction in question as if they
were Managers, but no direction under this provision is to
interfere with reasonable facilities for religious instruction
during school hours.
(b) The Local Education Authority have power to
inspect the school.
(c) The consent of the Local Education Authority is
required to the appointment of teachers. The consent,
however, is not to be withheld except on educational
grounds. The consent of the Authority is also to be required
to the dismissal of a teacher unless the dismissal be
on grounds connected with the giving of religious instruction
in the school.
(d) The Managers provide the school house free of
charge, except for the teachers' dwelling-house (if any)
and keep the same in good repair and make such alterations
and improvements in the buildings as may be reasonably
required by the Local Educational Authority.
Damage due to fair wear and tear is to be made good by
the Education Authority.
(e) The Managers allow the Local Education Authority
to use any room in the school house out of school
hours free of charge for any educational purposes on not
more than 3 days in the week.