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petition
To The School Board Of Loudoun Co Va
We The Patrons of The Conklin School do hereby Make a Complaint. Our teacher - the children are not learning anything. Some times [illegible] two or three days before they have a Lesson. She keeps no order for the School-room nor on the School Grounds. There are Several Pupils are not attending the School on that account.
Some of the Pupils She has Skip some of the Grades and Promote them to a higher level. So we would like too have a new teacher done by the order of the School Patrons.
Andrew Jackson
White Tolar
W[illegible] Tolar
Wade Williams
Elhline Jackson
Helen Payne
Aileen Newman
WMS. Payne
Mary Newman.
Welford Newman
Sherman Jett.
Over
[page 2]
Ella Mae Jakson
Fred Harris
Clarence Harris
Jhon B Harris
C.T. Dean

Title: [Petitions (Colored schools) - Conklin - requests teacher removal because children are not learning or even attending school]
Description: Undated Petition regarding concerns with current teacher:
This petition, signed by school patrons, outlines several concerns about the current teacher’s performance. Issues include a lack of order in the classroom and on school grounds, delays of up to three days in providing lessons, and declining student attendance. Additionally, the petition notes that some students have been improperly advanced to higher grade levels. The patrons request that a new teacher be assigned to the school.
Tag: Teacher Conduct; Classroom Management; Student Attendance; Grade Advancement Concerns
Creator: Loudoun County PatronsSee all items with this value
Place: Conklin ColoredSee all items with this value; VirginiaSee all items with this value
Identifier: 1015341
Is Version Of: 1015341_EWP_Petition_ConklinTeacherComplaint.pdf
Is Part Of: Black Petitions
Format: PDF DocumentSee all items with this value
Source: Petition labeled "2.5.A Petition C Conklin - Unk Teacher complaint. Children are not learning. Some are not attending school." in the 2.5.A Colored Petitions box in the Loudoun County Public School Record Office
Publisher: Digitized by Edwin Washington ProjectSee all items with this value
Rights: Loudoun County Public SchoolsSee all items with this value
Language: English
Replaces: /Volumes/T7 Shield/EWP/Elements/EWP_Files/source/Ingest One/2 Petitions Plans School Board and Districts/2-5A_Colored_Petitions/Old_FIle_Petitions_Colored_Schools/Petition_Conklin_1935_to_1952/Petition_ConklinReqforTeacher/EWP_Petition_ConklinTeacherComplaint.pdf
Category: 2-5A Colored PetitionsSee all items with this value
Transcription: [page one]
petition
To The School Board Of Loudoun Co Va
We The Patrons of The Conklin School do hereby Make a Complaint. Our teacher - the children are not learning anything. Some times [illegible] two or three days before they have a Lesson. She keeps no order for the School-room nor on the School Grounds. There are Several Pupils are not attending the School on that account.
Some of the Pupils She has Skip some of the Grades and Promote them to a higher level. So we would like too have a new teacher done by the order of the School Patrons.
Andrew Jackson
White Tolar
W[illegible] Tolar
Wade Williams
Elhline Jackson
Helen Payne
Aileen Newman
WMS. Payne
Mary Newman.
Welford Newman
Sherman Jett.
Over
[page 2]
Ella Mae Jakson
Fred Harris
Clarence Harris
Jhon B Harris
C.T. Dean

Item sets: Black Petitions