Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1911 — Legal Holidays for Teachers. [ARTICLE]

Legal Holidays for Teachers.

In answer to an inquiry as to whether teachers would receive pay for the legal holidays when they did not teach 6n those days when they had contracted to teach at so much per day, State Supt. Greathouse has written to Supt Lamson as follows: “I think the question as to whether teachers will be paid when schools are dismissed on legal holidays will depend some* what upon the question as to

who is responsible for the school closing. If the teacher dismisses of his own free will and accord he can nofrecover pay. If school is dismissed by order of the school officials, the teacher will recover pay for the day the same as if taught.” Thanksgiving day, Discovery day (Oct. 12th), New Year’s Day and Washington’s birthday, are legal holidays that will come on school days, and it is likely that teachers will not receive pay for these days if they do not teach unless the County Board # sees fit to order the schools of the county closed on all or a part of these days.