§ MR. WILLIAM WHITELAWI beg to ask the Secretary for Scotland if his attention has been called to the circumstances under which a teacher was recently dismissed from Ids post by the Alyth School Board; if so, does he intend to take any action in the matter?
§ SIR G. TREVELYANI ant aware that the teacher of the Alyth Public School has recently been dismissed by the School Board. Subject to the provisions of the Public Schools (Scotland) Teachers Act, 1882, the dismissal of teachers rests entirely with School Boards, and the Department has no power to interfere in the matter.