FOR many parents, students and the general public, it sounds odd that the Minister for Education has no responsibility in law for the actions of the tens of thousands of teachers whose salaries he pays every year, and whose pensions he funds with taxpayers’ money.

THERE is no case law and little likelihood of cases about school uniforms or suitable hairstyles coming before the courts, an education law expert said last night.

TEACHERS and schools face a higher risk of being sued if the new Junior Certificate science course is taught in unsafe labs, a legal expert warned last night.

POWERS given to the State by education laws may be unconstitutional, a legal expert has warned.