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- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The â¬2 million was for the task force whereas the â¬27 million was for in-service training.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: They could report it to the Garda.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Deputy Enright spoke about children who do not fit.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I wish to share time with Deputy Keaveney.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I move amendment No.1: To delete all words after "Dáil Ãireann" and substitute the following: âsupports the measured and focussed manner in which the Minister for Education and Science has approached the issue of student behaviour in our second level schools; ânotes the fact that a Task Force established by the Minister has now completed its work; âcommends the fact that funding has...
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I was genuinely appalled that Deputy Enright's speech talked about setting up a separate schools system for "students who do not fit".
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: About three paragraphs further back in her speech, Deputy Enright talked about "students who do not fit".
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Although it is true that some schools are having serious problems dealing with difficult students, I want to stress that only a small minority of students are engaged in extreme behaviour that is threatening to their peers and teachers.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: While it is clear that no level of such behaviour is acceptable, it is irresponsible in the extreme to suggest this type of behaviour is a generalised problem across our education system that all schools are required to grapple with. The reality is that the vast majority of students in our schools are well-behaved. Schools that have effective codes of behaviour in place find that these are...
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: The reason that I set up the task force in the first instance was that I recognised that this had the potential to become a very serious problem. Having been asked by the ASTI and the TUI to do so, I was very swift in obliging and asking the commission to report speedily. Regarding the effectiveness of strategies currently employed to address disruption, the report documents a range of...
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: We do not need a pilot since all schools should have a student council which should give their students a voice. All schools should insist that students sign up to their policies.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: This is not on a pilot basis. In all school policies, including on bullying, behaviour and safety, students should always have a voice. At second level, that is what is happening.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Of course it is not happening in every school, but I stress that we will not do this only on a pilot basis as I want every school to do it. I strongly believe that one cannot simply teach students about rights and responsibilities in the CSPE class, one must also give them actual responsibilities in the place where they spend much of their day. Many schools have found that giving students a...
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: ââto focus solely on leaving certificate results. Publishing leaving certificate results would send an extremely strong message to students, that is, unless one's grades are high, one is a failure.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: This would only serve to demotivate and alienate many of our young people, which would ensure that their complete exclusion from the school system.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: It would also guarantee that schools would make sure not to retain such studentsââ
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: Schools would not want such students if they thought their results would be published.
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: In respect of supporting individual students to make the correct decisions, I have also prioritised the provision of extra guidance teachers for our second level schools. All second level schools receive ex-quota hours from the Department to provide guidance and counselling to their students. Recognised guidance counsellors are qualified to identify difficulties which students may be...
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: I have allocated funds to 200 schools, when initially I announced that I would only cater for 150. Hence, the Department has invited 200 schools to participate in the process. They will receive enhanced guidance and supports. In addition, they will be provided with home-school community liaison which I accept to be extremely important for such schools by linking the students with parents and...
- School Discipline: Motion. (28 Feb 2006)
Mary Hanafin: My commitment to action is clear in this respect. As for section 29 of the Education Act, if one of the recommendations will be to the effect that some action should be taken in this regard, I am open to it.