Parents are losing 75pc of appeals over school expulsions [Independent.ie]
- Published: 18 February 2010
PARENTS who challenge the expulsion of their child from secondary school are losing three out of four cases that go to a full hearing.
Expulsions from among the ranks of the 350,000 post-primary students are rare and usually for severe or persistent breaches of discipline.
In recent years, parents were given a legal right, under Section 29 of the Education Act, to appeal such decisions to a special Department of Education committee.
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