Captain CRAIGasked the Chief Secretary whether he can state if the swing of ten in respect of average attendance entitling schools to assistant teachers, as outlined in his recent statement, is to operate throughout, whether one, two, three, or more assistant teachers are affected?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe proposal is that no assistant teacher shall lose his or her position owing to a decrease in the average attendance until such average falls by ten units below the average required for his or her appointment.