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The School Board of Loudoun County, Virginia
ur, 0.L. Hmerick, Superintendent of Schools of Loudoun Countys
_s composed of
leitizens , residents and taxpayers of Loudoun County, Virginia,
jwhc are interested in the nromotion of the educatlonal and clvie
flwelfare of the eitigens of Loudoun County in general and of the
Jflagll=c1tizevs in particuler, and on behall of the Wegro teachiers,
lprincipals and supervisors of Loudoun County, Virginia, do
irespectfully vetition the Loudoun County School Board and Supere
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|intendent of schools as followsi
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I a. To establish and enforce without regard to race or
I color 2 single salary schedule for the teachers, nrinecinals
l and supervisors eunloyed in the Leouvdoun Couniy School Syséenm,
I b. To take lmmediate stepe to equaligze the salarles of
white and Negro teachers, prineipals and supervisors in
: Countyy Virginia having equal gualifications and
experience, and performing essentianily the same duties and
A services, in keeping with the Constituticn and lawe of the
State of Virginia and of the United States,
j In supnort of this petition they respectfully show?
i, That the School Beard and Superintendent of Schools of
E Loudoun County, Virginia, are state ageuts, maintained for the
é purnose of administering the local pubiic educational system in |
| aceordence with the laws and repulaticns of the State of Virginla |
and of the Unlted Statesy
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2. That the Loudoun County School Board is vested with and
éexarcisas the power of fixing and determining the compensation of
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’{all teachers, orincipals and supervisors in the public schools of |
Loudoun County, Virginiaj and in the exercise of this power the
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' saild Board has adeopted and 1s applying and enforeing the following