The school principal, however, said there was no smell of urine and when an ambulance arrived Mr Hughes was said to have recovered.
Instead, the award was reduced to €2,000 with the court finding that “he made a very considerable contribution to his own dismissal” by giving the school’s management just cause for concern due to his behaviour. “Proper and fair procedure requires a truly independent investigation of events. This cannot and must not involve the principal in such an investigation if he/she is the source of complaint and/or a significant witness to the relevant alleged events.
Andy Pike – head of education at Fórsa, which represents many SNAs – said: “What the court has said in the recommendation is that there is an issue where the principal is raising the complaint then investigating it and then also making a report to the board.
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