Circular letter 24/2020 issued from the Department of Education in March 2020 for the purpose of implementing special arrangements arising from the coronavirus pandemic. It advises employers how to deal with employees who have contracted COVID-19, or are at high risk of serious illness from coronavirus, or are a close contact of a person with […]
The relevant circular letter regarding the entitlement to a contract of indefinite duration (CID) in the education sector is Circular Number 0023/2015. This letter is applicable in the primary and secondary sector of education in Ireland. This implements the recommendations of the expert group tasked with the job of looking at part time and fixed […]
The High Court has quashed a school’s decision to expel a teenage student with autism. The 16 years old boy had been expelled in November 2018 and this decision was appealed under section 29 of the Education Act 1998. The Department of Education committee upheld the decision of the school’s Board of Management and found […]
Are you a teacher? A recent decision of the High Court may be of interest to you as it involved a teacher commencing High Court legal proceedings as a consequence of being asked to attend a disciplinary hearing. Background The allegation against the teacher concerned her conduct towards school staff including the school Principal. The […]
A secondary school student has had his High Court legal action thrown out by the Judge. The background is the student was suspended from a secondary school over the allegation that he had sold €20 worth of cannabis in the school. The student admitted using the cannabis which was found in his schoolbag on the […]