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 he or she may be at the time employed, but the teacher must be paid up to the time of receiving notice of such revocation. The superintendent must immediately notify the clerk of the school district where such teacher is employed, and may notify the teacher through the clerk of such revocation and must enter his action in such case in the books of record of his office.

§ 125. TEACHERS GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE DEFENSE.] In proceedings to revoke a certificate the county superintendent may act upon his personal knowledge or upon competent evidence obtained from others. In the latter case, action shall be taken only after fair hearing, and the teacher must be notified of the charge and given an opportunity to make a defense, at same time and place stated in such notice. Upon his own knowledge the superintendent may act immediately without notice, after an opportunity has been afforded to the teacher for personal explanation. When any certificate is revoked the teacher shall return it to the superintendent, but if the teacher refuses or neglects so to do, the superintendent may issue notice of such revocation by publication in some newspaper printed in the county.

ARTICLE XII.

DUTIES OF TEACHERS.

§ 126. NOTICE OF OPENING AND CLOSING OF SCHOOL.] Every teacher on commencing a term of school shall give written notice to the county superintendent of the time and place of beginning such school and the time when it will probably close. If such school is to be suspended for one week or more in said term, the teacher shall notify the county superintendent of such suspension.

§ 127. WHEN TEACHER NOT ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION.] No teacher shall be entitled to or receive any compensation for the time he or she teaches in any public school without a certificate valid and in force for such time in the county where such school is taught, except that ifa teacher's certificate shall expire by its own limitation within six weeks of the close of a term, such teacher may finish such term without re-examination or renewal of his or her certificate.

§ 128. TEACHER'S REGISTER, WHAT TO CONTAIN.] Every teacher shall keep a school register and at the close of each term make a school report, containing the number of visits of the county superintendent, and such items and in such form as shall be required. Such report shall be made in duplicate, one copy of which shall be filed with the district clerk and one copy sent to the county superintendent. No teacher shall be paid the last month's wages in any term until such term report shall be filed with and be approved by the district clerk.

§ 129. SCHOOL YEAR AND SCHOOL WEEK DEFINED-HOLIDAYS.] The school year shall begin on the first day of January and close on the thirty-first day of December of each year. A school week