Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 July 2016
208. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views in respect of the expulsion of a pupil from a Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board school, if any other party may seek to appeal the decision to overturn said expulsion, the conditions under which this may occur; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23985/16]
View answerThe position regarding expulsions is that Section 29 of the Education Act, 1998 provides for an appeal by a parent or guardian to the Secretary General of my Department or in the case of an Education and Training Board (ETB) school to the ETB in the first instance, where a Board of Management of a school, or a person acting on behalf of the Board, expels a student.
In the case of a school which is established or maintained by an ETB, an appeal against a decision of the board of such a school shall lie, in the first instance, to the ETB and thereafter to the Secretary General of my Department. In general appeals must be made within 42 days of receipt of the Board of Management's decision.
Application forms for Section 29 Appeals are available on my Departments website at the following link: http://www.education.ie/en/Parents/Services/Appeal-against-Permanent-Exclusion-Suspension-or-Refusal-to-Enrol/Section-29-Appeals-Application-Form.doc or from Section 29 Appeals Unit, Friars Mill Road, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, Phone: 0761 108588.
