Calls for clear child protection guidelines

CLEARER guidelines are needed for handling sex abuse allegations in schools, the Labour Party has claimed.

However, teachers and the Department of Education believe sufficient protections are in place in schools to ensure that children are not placed at risk of possible abuse.

Labour education spokeswoman Jan O’Sullivan said a recently highlighted case suggests that clearer guidelines are needed for the Department of Education, school boards and health boards to deal with child sex abuse allegations in schools.