challenges over a decision upholding his expulsion from the secondary school he had been attending for allegedly hitting a teacher with a brush.The High Court was told the boy, who has been diagnosed as having several physical and mental conditions leading to behavioural difficulties, was expelled by the school following an incident last year for allegedly assaulting one of his teachers.
As the boy attended a school run by an Educational Training Board , which replaced the former VECs, he appealed that decision to firstly the ETB itself. Seeking the orders Derek Shortall BL, instructed by solicitor Barry Callan, for the boy, said two separate challenges have being brought against both decisions.
On the face of it, any assault on a teacher should have expulsion as a consequence.Weapon or no weapon . Black or white. Sorry now ,special needs or no special needs. I won't be having it. There's the door. Close it on your way out. End of story.