historical, discriminatory, salary, Loudoun County, Virginia, 20th century, race, education, pay disparities, systemic racism
Place
Virginia
Identifier
1000781
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Petitions
Date Created
1/7/24
2024-07-22 19:27:13 +0000
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Publisher
Digitized by Edwin Washington Project
Rights
Loudoun County Public Schools
Language
English
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SALARY SCHEDULE FOR COLORED TEACHERS
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Certificate Experience Salary
Elenentary None to two years $£55.00
Elenentary Three or mnore years 60,00
Normal Professional None to two years 60,00
Normal Professional Three, or more years 65,00
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3., That said salary schedule in its entirety and at every
comparable level provides a higher salary for white teachers,
principals and supervisors than for the Negro teachers, principals
ipervisors, although these Negro teachers, nrincipals and
of equal qualifications and experience
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supervisors are paid for twelve
months of the year while the Negroes are paid for only ten months
of the year.
4. That all of the Negro teachers, principals and stuper-
visors in the public schools of Loudoun County hold teachin
certificates in accordance with the rules of certification of the
Virginia State Board of Education; that white and Negro teachers,
principals and supervisors must meet the same requirements to re-
ceive teachers' certificates from said State Board of Education
and upon gqualifying are jssued identical certificates.
5, That on June 18,1940, the United States Circuit Court of
Anpeals for the Fourth circuit, sitting at Ashev ille, North Caro-
lina, in the case of Melvin 0, Alston, a Negro teacher in the City
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of Norfolk, Virginia, and the Norfolk Teachers Association, an
organization of Negro school teachers and prineipals of that city,
