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Evening Standard 3/5/1940
Dismissed
Teacher: Inquiry Refused
The Disciplinary Sub-Committee of the Kent Education
Committee have refused an application for a public enquiry into
the dismissal of Miss Wright, from her post of Head Mistress of
Ash village school, near Dartford.
At a public meeting, which demanded her reinstatement, Miss
Wright, who had been at the school for nearly 30 years, said she
was given no reason for her dismissal. The Disciplinary
Sub-Committee state that Miss Wright has agreed to their
decision that she be reinstated till June and be granted two
months holiday to cover that period.
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Miss
A.M. Wright’s Obituaries.
Dartford Reporter 7/10/1977
ASH - Death of Former Head.
Remembered by older residents of the village as Headmistress
of Ash Church of England School for many years, Miss Alice Mary
Wright died in West Suffolk Hospital on September 23rd. She was
buried at St. Mary’s Church, Tuddenham, Suffolk, on September
27th.
Miss Wright was 97 and most of her teaching life
was spent in Ash. She taught two generations of children who
speak of her very exceptional interest in teaching, introducing
unusual subjects and encouraging the children in sports and
swimming.
Following her retirement from the school, Miss
Wright travelled for a time before settling in Tuddenham where
she had a bungalow.
Kentish Times 6/10/1977
ASH - OBITUARY
Miss Alice Mary Wright, former headmistress of Ash C. of E.
School, died in West Suffolk Hospital on September 23rd, aged
97. Most of her teaching life was spent in Ash. After her
retirement, Miss A. Wright travelled for a time before settling
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