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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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Los Angeles schools defy federal law by advancing Christmas vacation for 90,000 high school students to enable holiday jobs in stores and post office, as announced by the board of education.
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8. (UP)—Ninety thousand Los Angeles high school students will begin their Christmas vacations a week early next Monday to release them for work during the holiday rush at the postoffice and in downtown stores.
The board of education made the announcement at the same time word was received from Washington that releasing children from school to fill holiday rush jobs is a violation of federal law.
G. M. Hoyt, assistant superintendent of city schools, said he could see no reason for making a "fuss" over releasing the children a week earlier than had been scheduled.
"Normally, we issue thousands of special permits to high school students who want to work during the holidays. This time we just moved the vacation up so they could all work—if they wanted to."
"After all," said Hoyt, "any school student 16 years or older can quit school and work anytime he wants to as long as he goes to four hours a week of continuation school."
Hoyt pointed out that many California school systems were releasing their pupils early to allow them to work.
"Farmers will tell you that some
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Los Angeles
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Dec. 8
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ninety thousand high school students released early for holiday work, ignoring federal law prohibiting child labor during school hours.
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Los Angeles board of education announces early Christmas vacation for 90,000 high school students starting next Monday to allow work in post office and stores during holiday rush, despite Washington warning of federal law violation. Assistant superintendent G. M. Hoyt defends decision, noting normal permits for student work and similar actions in other California schools.