THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, June 20, 1996               TAG: 9606200003
SECTION: FRONT                   PAGE: A12  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                            LENGTH:   21 lines

TEACHERS ARE FULL-TIME

Surely you made a typographical error. According to your June 12 article, Norfolk City Council gave itself a 28 percent raise and the mayor a 25 percent raise. Is a decimal missing? It must be.

Norfolk teachers have just signed contracts for the next school year and were given very small increases ($1,000 for most teachers) over last year's salary.

Council members and the mayor will earn very nearly what new teachers earn, if your article is correct. Teaching is a full-time career for these people and their major or only source of income.

Please say that there's a misprint.

FRANCES CRAIG

Virginia Beach, June 12, 1996 by CNB