Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 November 2022
387. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education if her attention has been drawn to instances of bag searches by teaching staff at a location (details supplied); and if advice from her Department is available to teachers and or students in respect of this practice. [57475/22]
View answerUnder the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school on behalf of the Patron.
While the Department sets out the composition of boards of management and rules of procedure, it is not directly involved in the day to day management of schools.
Any queries or concerns you may have policies at the school concerned can be discussed informally with the principal of the school in the first instance. If the matter cannot be resolved at that level then the school should have a formal complaints procedure that can be followed. Information on school formal complaints procedures is available on the Department’s website via the following link: www.gov.ie/en/policy-information/complaints-about-schools/.
