§ MR. YOXALL (Nottingham, W.)To ask the Vice-President of the Committee of Council on Education whether his attention has been called to the case of Mrs. M. E. Morgan, whose work as mistress of St. Michael's Infant School, Broadway, Worcester, has received favourable comment from His Majesty's inspectors, who has been dismissed, without assigned reasons, by the managers of the school; and, whether, considering that Mrs. Morgan is nearly sixty-four years of age, is unable to obtain a disablement allowance, is left without occupation or moans of subsistence at so advanced an age, and cannot enjoy a superannuation allowance until September. 1903, he will cause representations to be 367 made to the managers of the school upon this treatment of the teacher, and particularly upon her dismissal, without assigned cause, at a date comparatively near the date of her superannuation.
(Answer.) No information on the matter referred to in the Question has reached the Board of Education. As the hon. Member is aware, the Board of Education have no power to interfere in the dismissal of teachers by managers of public elementary schools.—(Board of Education.)