A briefer note than usual – other commitments mean my note on the Educational Institutions (Amendment) Regulations comes after it has been rejected by Tynwald. Commenting on a now defunct Regulation which was however law until rejected poses some grammatical challenges – I have opted for the simple active past tense. As this Regulation concerned educational institutions, I anticipate correction!
The principal changes made by this Regulation were in relation to temporary closure directions. The original Regulations provided that parents did not breach the duty to secure education for their child where the school was closed under such a direction. The amendment added that, where such a direction was made, the school did not breach the duty to cover a set curriculum, to provide a religious education, or to make arrangements for collective worship (amending reg.6). Additionally, parents lost the right to have an appeal against a decision considered in person. The definition of behaving in a “disorderly manner” at school was explicitly extended to coughing or spitting at a person. The publication requirement under the Educational Institutions Regulations was made more specific, with the Department being required to publish the directive on the government website (amending reg.7). Temporary closure directives were required to be laid before Tynwald was soon as practicable (new reg.7(1A)).
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