I want parents to share schools not take over from Church – Minister [Independent.ie]
- Published: 05 September 2011
Education Minister Ruairi Quinn today denied a claim in the Daily Mail that he was asking parents to take control of their schools from the Catholic Church.
There will be elections for approximately 3,300 boards of management in the autumn, with generally eight members per board, two of whom are parent representatives.
"This is about the partners in education sharing responsibility for running the schools in a manner that provides all students with the best education possible,” he said.
New Boards will take up office on 1 December 2011. Membership of a Board of Management is designed to reflect all the different interests in the school community (patron, parents, staff, and wider community).
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