Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent)
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Question 357: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will clarify a matter (details supplied). [20701/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998, the board of management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. In general, the Board has the responsibility to ensure that the school operates efficiently and effectively and also has responsibilities in relation to the actions of its employees. With regard to guidelines on discipline in schools, Section 23 of the Education Welfare Act 2000 requires all schools to have in place a Code of Behaviour. The school Principal is required, before registering a child in the school, to provide the child's parents with a copy of the Code of Behaviour and may, as a condition of registering the child, require his or her parents to confirm in writing that the Code is acceptable to them and that they will make all reasonable efforts to ensure that the child will comply with the code. Guidelines for drawing up codes of Behaviour are currently being distributed to all schools by the National Education Welfare Board (NEWB). The guidelines are also available on the National Education Welfare Board website, www.newb.ie.