7 APRIL 1961, Page 17

SIR,--Charles Brand says that because, as a teacher, he cares

about education, he cannot risk strike ac- tion lest Jones and Smith fail to pass their I I-plus; he suggests, however, that parents should strike by keeping their children home from school. Why is this not going to affect the chances of Jones and Smith just as much?—Yours faithfully,

4 eistley Terrace, N1113

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KATHARINE WHITEHORN