Expelled students ‘denied support’

SCHOOLS which allow expelled students to return are not being given proper support by the Department of Education, secondary managers have claimed.

Of 19 appeals heard against expulsions of post-primary students last year, seven were upheld and the students allowed return. Twelve appeals were rejected and a further 13 were resolved or withdrawn before being heard by an appeals committee.

The Joint Managerial Body (JMB), representing half of the country’s 750 second-level school boards, said help is often not given when students return.