№ 8. Составленные Преосвященным Филаретом правила об увольнении в отпуск должностных лиц, служащих в духовно-учебных заведениях

The Kiev Academic Board reported in 1832 to the Commission of Theological Schools that the Board of the Kharkov Collegium was petitioning for the dismissal of the Collegium professor Prozhansky to cure an illness in the Caucasian mineral waters. The Academic Board, taking into account that Prozhansky, if his vacation was delayed, could lose the most favorable time for using mineral waters, allowed the Kharkov Collegium Board to dismiss him to the mentioned waters, and entrust the performance of his duties to local mentors. Having explained this, the Academic Board asks to establish a rule by which it could be guided in the future in the event that mentors of theological educational institutions receive requests for their dismissal on leave for a long time. In view of the above, the Commission of Theological Schools instructed His Eminence Philaret to draw up rules. Fulfilling the Commission’s instructions, Metropolitan Philaret presented the following project: Rules on the dismissal of officials from Theological Schools. 1) At times, vacancy mentors leave to work with relatives in the same diocese, without hindrance, by local authorities. 2) If a significant part of the students remain in the school during the vacancy period, then the inspector of the school at this time can be dismissed only with the permission of the Diocesan Bishop, with the assignment of his position to another. 3) The release of the rector or superintendent of the school during vacation periods depends on the discretion of the Diocesan Bishop, as necessary, with the assignment of the position to another. 4) During school hours, due to the nature of school service, vacations of school officials should be avoided in every possible way. 5) In cases that necessarily require absence and cannot tolerate a delay, the local authorities can grant leave from one to seven days, and at the same time convey to the Diocesan Bishop why the need is inevitable and why the delay is intolerable. 6) Leave for 28 days due to the most extreme need during school hours can only be allowed with the special permission of the Diocesan Bishop. 7) If such leave is given to the Rector of the Academy or Seminary, then the Diocesan Bishop at the same time informs the K.D.U. for what reason this was done and to whom the position of the dismissed person was entrusted. 8) Vacation for a period of more than 28 days can only be allowed by special permission (of the Holy Synod) or the 3rd Commission of Theological Schools, to which this must be presented with an explanation of why this is inevitable, and how the position of the dismissed person will be filled. Words in brackets have been crossed out and omitted from the rules sent out. You might be interested in: