OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFTEXAS
AUSTIN
f?5ro?sept49nberZ,
of thS.s
Uepartment
ece of c-SohOOl
a oattractof an-
t011eui.ngda7 both
eCount7su8rrperiotend-
ortfAugust 2l*lss9.
tS8S4UMl&U%tXOUSOfth~
7approre dab of the mm-
on from tkes as to vkml cou-
attodauoe ~211 be. It is agr&d that tia
rilltm emea gradea,tros the first to the oewnfh, inclu-
aire,andom teacher cottldnotproperly l2mtmotfbe sta-
dents.
At the concludoa of tho headng the c&t+7
J3uperinten%antstsfedthatherefusedto approvethe
contracts becuuwe there w3re sot a mwioient mmw3r of
8cholMtioscrPfhorisil&the @Ppmml. ~eCount~Boscd
took the pslfion that theyhad no authority to
thematteratall, andthattberemasno appealp" 2X7
aotlonof the County IRqerlutaadent in the matter. You
&S-t3SOBt t&O tOllOh@ QV3StiOlUJ ior, C5P COMidCWat%.on;
*willfoe ploaee8dviseme Anmdl8tely
whet&r ea'mottbeBoardebeuldaotmat210
appoal,anclwhethrorwt auom%r should
be cnterodto apme the Yates cmtract or
refuseit, or in othermnls, atem or re-
Wtlcle STSO R. C. 8. %Wz6,vo+ides that the
Boardof Tmstees shalihave authorityT&WT~ the aver
age dallyattexlance
Ml1 be.
8eotlond,li~B~@33,4tIthtogicilature
pawides
tbatr
l8t6te a Id
tader~o ~lslo nso ?th is Aat
shallbe allotteduponthebas%sefone tea&-
or for 8aqftuszber
of scholastics f!mmSo to
88, ud one atlditlonalteaaher for oaek efldi-
tion6130 m3ho1satlcs, or fvaet10w1 prrt there-
of, residingln the dlstriot.+ l l..
Youwirlrlotathat this&ticbasedllpm themlui-
bar o? soholastlofl resldlagla the dlstrlot)fmd not apou
tellsaYerage doily attexiance.Xt does mot appearfromtour
let&r rbothepOr not thb 10 8 sttd-aid *OOl. ThheState
Departwmt of Eduootiorr has iorwsrdedt0 811 city a& cmn
supiw%&m&mts ooplesOP the ~orwxmtloned R.B.O3R,ri zi
ootmmts and instruotions, ia whlcb the schedulefat tOmher-
pupil load LB state-eid s&hoolsallow t8o feathers Ben the
net residentsoholretio pqulatloaIs 37. Loodoubtthe
c~~tyysu~llt~snt or WalkerColmayhasbeea sgpplioarltb
l
. . aou.n.t.Bumm-agea
&t1010 nao, R&.8. 1926,provides
county8ir IntoobMt shallrp uvo oontraml
fewhers rotewh lnoommus crooldlsfrlcts.
&Mo10B69311.0~~1@26.
that all
a pealsfromthe(Lecislonof the Count7Bup&.ntenbsnt
o! RablloInstruction shalllie to the Count7Board of
&hoo1frustees,8ul &mLmlaithw part7dsri*otofaw-
tlmr appealsuchmnttere,th~ are yen tho rlgttt to ap
1 to aa7 oourt h8* p‘oporjuresdIotIouof fho sub-
r ect netter, or to the State Eupociaterdont ot'ptlblioIn-
rtrtlotlou.Appeal Is alsoallovedfrom tho rulingof the
&ate SuperIntendenf to the Stat-oBoard of’ Bdueatlan.
VheutheCountyauperl.ntendotirakaesto op-
provea torrcbar*~ COIBtrwt, suohtewher t glveuthe
right of appealto the Count7Bosrd of'SohoolTrustees,
end wimn sue31 ap el is duly and properfJperfeoted it bo-
ooamsthe duty or 8d.dBoard to her end dotermlnethe is-
sues oselltsa . mmosa vm goman, 22 6.1. (2) 683; wpoii
Te 6%rSOA, 43 8. 1. (2) 1113;~illOX'l8. fhdlq, 66 8. w.
(2)4178 Isbell~. Stovall,92 80 1. (2) lG6?. The a
to,mdnallngof t.hoCount~Board of SchoolTrustees T1
merely.oneofep %n the seriesot appeals-Ided b7 stet-
ote with referon to the e&ion of the Count7SuperIntendont
upontea~~s* ooutrects.
Itbouro ou thet the CountyBoard of S&o01
zzaI~ ruthorb eP anilIt Ie its dut7 to hear and de-
lsfrom tJlecollnt7superIntelnleut's aotionin
0 approve 8 0oxWect enteredintobetueoua teach-
refusiugep"
er end the 1008xboardop schooltnrstees.
Be toot86tatsdIn your letterare'notsnftioioat
should be m&e
for us to atteqt to advisewhat disposlflon
of tai6 owe, but 80 trust our dlao~sIou maybe or aid. Ve
onolosohormltb a oogp of QW opinion110.0-6~3addressocl
to non. B, Ii.GrlfSInwith rofcrome to ArtIole2760.
Yourswry truly
moRlmY wsxm& OF TEIAS
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