Schools fear parents may sue over cuts

SCHOOLS fear cuts to career guidance and counselling, which may be forced on them by Budget 2012, will put them at risk of legal action from parents.

The body representing boards of management at almost 400 secondary schools has asked the Department of Education for guidelines to schools on the minimum level of guidance and counselling they should provide.

They are seeking clarification after being effectively told they must choose between reducing guidance, limiting subject choices, mixing more higher and ordinary level classes together, or a combination of all three.