A County Antrim school has asked a judge to back its decision to suspend a pupil who refused to cut his hair.
Lawyers for Ballyclare High School asked the High Court to say its code of conduct on pupils’ appearance was lawful.
Grant Stranaghan, a GCSE student, was suspended for three days in November for [...]
Letters to Independent.ie
Your articles re one-in-five children losing interest in school, and the clamping down on funding of private schools, leads me to share with your readers one option they might not have considered — that of home-schooling.
It’s the ultimate private school. Yes, it’s legal. It’s even constitutional. Yes, it’s very possible [...]
Parents who educate children at home ‘must pass’ competency tests
AS many as 2,000 children may be receiving their education at home — without the necessary permission from the authorities.
Under the Education Welfare Act, 2000, parents who home educate their children are legally obliged to register their children with the National Education Welfare Board (NEWB).
Last year, [...]
