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Title
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EWP 1940 Salaries (16)
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Place
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Virginia
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Identifier
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1000695
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Is Version Of
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1000695_EWP_1940_Salaries_(16).JPG
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Is Part Of
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Uncategorized
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Date Created
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2024-01-07
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Format
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Pdf Document
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Number
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c3b9637db77eb561603349b554409c0c9065caccf456d69d9b1e16936b665e39
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Source
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/Volumes/T7 Shield/EWP/Elements/EWP_Files/Access Files/Upload temp/1000695_EWP_1940_Salaries_(16).JPG
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Publisher
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Digitized by Edwin Washingon Project
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Rights
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Loudoun County Public Schools
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Language
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English
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Replaces
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/Volumes/T7 Shield/EWP/Elements/EWP_Files/source/Ingest One/1 Civil Rights/LCPS_African_Educ_Folder/EWP_1940_Salaries_(16).JPG
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Dr. Sidney B, Hall
Superintendent of Public-’Instruction,
State Board of Lducation,
Richmond, Virginia,
Dear Dr, Hall:
This is in reply to your letter of November l4, requesting my
opinion upon the question raised by Dr. Joseph H. Saunders, Super intendent
of Newport News Public Schools, in his letter to you of November 13, He
asks what effect the decisions of the Federal Courts in the case of Alston,
et al, v, School Board of City of Norfolk, 112 Fed. (2d) 992 (certiorari
denied, 61 S. Ct, 75) will have upon the City of liewport News and other
cities and counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
In this suit it was alleged by Alston, a Negro schcol teacher
of Norfolk, Virginia, that the School Eoard and Superintendent of Schools
of that city, in fixing the salaries of teachers in the public schools of
Norfolk, arbitrarily fix the salaries of Hegro tcachers at o lower rate
then that paid to white teachers of equal qualifications and experience,
and performing the same duties and services,
The Circuit Court of Appeals, which was not called upon to de-
cide whether the alleged facts existed, remanded the case to the Dastriet
Court with instructions that, if thc allegations of the complaint should
be established, the plaint iffs would be entitled to a judgment to the ef-
fect that the discriminatory policy complained of is violative of their
rights under the Constitution and to an injunction restraining defendants
from meking any discrimination on the grounds of race or color in fixing
gsélaries to be paid school teachers,
This opinion speaks for itsclf and clearly forbids discrimination
on the grounds of race or color in fixing salaries to be paid school teachers
in the public schools of the State. Vhether this deeision will necessitate
any change in thc differentials in teachers' salarics fixced by any city or
county of the State will depend entircly upon the factual question of whether
such diffcrenctials are based upon differences in the qualifications and-
experience of the teachers and the duties and services performed by them,
or whether they are based upon race or color. This is, of course, primarily
2 matter to be determined by the local school boards whose duty it is to fix
the salaries of the teachers,
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely yours,
(S5igned) Abram P. Staples,
Attorney Gencral
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Dr. Sidney B, Hall
Superintendent of Public-’Instruction,
State Board of Lducation,
Richmond, Virginia,
Dear Dr, Hall:
This is in reply to your letter of November l4, requesting my
opinion upon the question raised by Dr. Joseph H. Saunders, Super intendent
of Newport News Public Schools, in his letter to you of November 13, He
asks what effect the decisions of the Federal Courts in the case of Alston,
et al, v, School Board of City of Norfolk, 112 Fed. (2d) 992 (certiorari
denied, 61 S. Ct, 75) will have upon the City of liewport News and other
cities and counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
In this suit it was alleged by Alston, a Negro schcol teacher
of Norfolk, Virginia, that the School Eoard and Superintendent of Schools
of that city, in fixing the salaries of teachers in the public schools of
Norfolk, arbitrarily fix the salaries of Hegro tcachers at o lower rate
then that paid to white teachers of equal qualifications and experience,
and performing the same duties and services,
The Circuit Court of Appeals, which was not called upon to de-
cide whether the alleged facts existed, remanded the case to the Dastriet
Court with instructions that, if thc allegations of the complaint should
be established, the plaint iffs would be entitled to a judgment to the ef-
fect that the discriminatory policy complained of is violative of their
rights under the Constitution and to an injunction restraining defendants
from meking any discrimination on the grounds of race or color in fixing
gsélaries to be paid school teachers,
This opinion speaks for itsclf and clearly forbids discrimination
on the grounds of race or color in fixing salaries to be paid school teachers
in the public schools of the State. Vhether this deeision will necessitate
any change in thc differentials in teachers' salarics fixced by any city or
county of the State will depend entircly upon the factual question of whether
such diffcrenctials are based upon differences in the qualifications and-
experience of the teachers and the duties and services performed by them,
or whether they are based upon race or color. This is, of course, primarily
2 matter to be determined by the local school boards whose duty it is to fix
the salaries of the teachers,
With best wishes, I am
Sincerely yours,
(S5igned) Abram P. Staples,
Attorney Gencral
