Chambers

This is an appeal from a writ of mandamus directing a board of school trustees to pay petitioner, under the provisions of section 5.730 of the School Code, the same salary for her services as permanent teacher of physical education as that which is paid to a male teacher in the same school for like services.

The petition alleges that respondent has been a successful teacher of general physical education and hygiene in the Madera Union High School for more than three consecutive school years next prior to May, 1932; that she is fully qualified and holds valid unrevoked credentials legally authorizing her to teach that subject in any public school of California; that she had acquired legal classification as a permanent employee of that school, which has not been terminated by operation of law or otherwise; that the subject of physical education which she was employed to teach has not been discontinued in that school, but upon the contrary that her classes increased in the number of students from year to year; that the sum of $1760 per year is a reasonable salary for such services in that school, which sum she is willing to accept, and that the Board of Trustees, influenced by bias…