Liability after dismissal or early closure
Fitzgerald asked about students injured after disciplinary dismissal or early school closure; the Minister said liability would depend on the circumstances and indemnity was unlikely to arise.
Did the Minister state that there is adequate cover provided for teachers in relation to students on the premises through dismissal for disciplinary reasons or early closure of the school?
Comment on this
In relation to part (f) of the question, the Department are advised that should an accident befall a student while on the school premises through dismissal for disciplinary reasons or early closure of the premises, the immediate circumstances of the action would most likely govern the question of liability. Sending home a student or otherwise would be regarded as too remote to render the school authorities or the teacher liable. It is unlikely that the question of indemnity cover would arise in such circumstances.