❓ Question on Notice regarding complaints about school staff, specifically those involving children with disabilities, and how these complaints were resolved in 2018-19 and 2019-20. The answer provides data on the number of complaints received and how they were managed.
AnsweredQoN 3138Legislative Council
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(1) How
many complaints relating to school staff were received by the Standards and
Integrity Directorate in: (a) 2018-19; and (b) 2019-20? (2) How
many of the complaints related to staff conduct towards children with disability
or special educational needs for: (a) (1)(a); and (b) (1)(b)? (3) How
many of the complaints were unable to be resolved for the complaints from: (a) (2)(a); and (b) (2)(b)?
many complaints relating to school staff were received by the Standards and
Integrity Directorate in: (a) 2018-19; and (b) 2019-20? (2) How
many of the complaints related to staff conduct towards children with disability
or special educational needs for: (a) (1)(a); and (b) (1)(b)? (3) How
many of the complaints were unable to be resolved for the complaints from: (a) (2)(a); and (b) (2)(b)?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
22 September 2020
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
9 days
It is important to note:
· several allegations may arise from a single staff misconduct complaint.
· no differentiation is made between school staff; that is, staff who work at a school site and other staff who work at business area sites.
· all staff misconduct complaints were managed in accordance with the provisions of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 and the principles of Common Law.
(1)(a) 553
(b) 306
(2)(a)-(b)
When submitting complaints for assessment to the Standards and Integrity Directorate (SID), there is no requirement for staff to disclose or report whether a student involved has a disability; however, SID received 23 misconduct complaints about staff during the 2018–19 financial year that could be identified as involving a student with a disability, and 25 during the 2019–20 financial year.
(3)(a)-(b)
All 48 staff misconduct complaints received by SID were either managed through formal investigation, centrally or referred for Local Improvement Management action with central oversight if assessed as suitable to do so. All complaints were resolved.
· several allegations may arise from a single staff misconduct complaint.
· no differentiation is made between school staff; that is, staff who work at a school site and other staff who work at business area sites.
· all staff misconduct complaints were managed in accordance with the provisions of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 and the principles of Common Law.
(1)(a) 553
(b) 306
(2)(a)-(b)
When submitting complaints for assessment to the Standards and Integrity Directorate (SID), there is no requirement for staff to disclose or report whether a student involved has a disability; however, SID received 23 misconduct complaints about staff during the 2018–19 financial year that could be identified as involving a student with a disability, and 25 during the 2019–20 financial year.
(3)(a)-(b)
All 48 staff misconduct complaints received by SID were either managed through formal investigation, centrally or referred for Local Improvement Management action with central oversight if assessed as suitable to do so. All complaints were resolved.
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