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Action under Article 20 (6) (Exclusion of individual children):
At medical inspection 11
At School Clinic 1,318
Action under Article 22 (School closure).—The Nursery School
was closed from 25th June to 9th July, inclusive, on account of
an outbreak of Bacillary Dysentery.
Action under Article 23 (b) (i.e., attendance below 60 per
cent, of number on register).—A Certificate was granted as follows:—
School. Month. Disease.
Maynard Road Infants December Mumps.
9. OPEN-AIR EDUCATION.
(a) Playground Classes.—Favourable weather conditions are
utilised to the utmost for playground classes, physical exercises
and organised games.
Opening of Playing Fields and Playgrounds.—Your Committee
decided to open the following playgrounds and playing fields for
the use of scholars out of school hours from 19th April to 2nd
October, 1937
(a) Handsworth Avenue site.
(b) Blackhorse Road School Playing Field.
(c) Wm. Elliott Whittingham School Playing Field.
(d) Chapel End School playground.
(e) Wood Street School playground.
The playing fields and playgrounds were open as under:—
(i) Weekdays—during school holidays—all day from
9 a.m. to sunset.
(ii) Weekdays—when schools are in session—after school
hours from 4.30 to sunset.
(iii) Saturdays—from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Two members of the Committee's teaching staff were appointed
to act as play organisers for two hours on two evenings per week
at Wood Street and Blackhorse Road playgrounds commencing in
June. The scheme was continued up to the beginning of October.
The Director of Education states that the following sites and
playing fields were available to children attending the Public
Elementary Schools during 1937:—