❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks data on disciplinary actions against teachers, including professional misconduct charges, upgrades to charges, and Freedom of Information requests related to these investigations. The response provides limited data, primarily from 2002 onwards.
AnsweredQoN 2414Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
(1) How many members of teaching staff have been investigated for breach of discipline by the Education Department of Western Australia in each of the past five years?
(2) How many charges of professional misconduct have been laid against teachers in each of the past five years?
(3) How many charges of professional misconduct have been laid against teachers and then subsequently upgraded in each of the past five years?
(4) How many of the teachers facing upgraded charges referred to in (3) sought access to documents relating to the investigation into their conduct under the
Freedom of Information Act 1992
?
(5) How many of the teachers in (4) were refused access to those documents?
(6) How many of the teachers in (5) were refused access to those documents on the basis of the operation of Schedule 1, Section 5(1)(b) of the
Freedom of Information Act 1992
?
(2) How many charges of professional misconduct have been laid against teachers in each of the past five years?
(3) How many charges of professional misconduct have been laid against teachers and then subsequently upgraded in each of the past five years?
(4) How many of the teachers facing upgraded charges referred to in (3) sought access to documents relating to the investigation into their conduct under the
Freedom of Information Act 1992
?
(5) How many of the teachers in (4) were refused access to those documents?
(6) How many of the teachers in (5) were refused access to those documents on the basis of the operation of Schedule 1, Section 5(1)(b) of the
Freedom of Information Act 1992
?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
6 April 2004
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
35 days
(2) The number of teachers who have been ‘charged’ since the inception of the Complaints Management Unit in February 2002: as at 11/3/2004 - 0 2003 - 7 2002 - 4 (3) The number of teachers (since February 2002) found guilty of a minor breach of discipline but who have subsequently objected to that finding and/or proposed action against them and who have therefore been ‘charged’ with committing that breach of discipline is one (1). (4) Nil (5)-(6) Not Applicable
(3) The number of teachers (since February 2002) found guilty of a minor breach of discipline but who have subsequently objected to that finding and/or proposed action against them and who have therefore been ‘charged’ with committing that breach of discipline is one (1). (4) Nil (5)-(6) Not Applicable
(4) Nil (5)-(6) Not Applicable
(5)-(6) Not Applicable
(3) The number of teachers (since February 2002) found guilty of a minor breach of discipline but who have subsequently objected to that finding and/or proposed action against them and who have therefore been ‘charged’ with committing that breach of discipline is one (1). (4) Nil (5)-(6) Not Applicable
(4) Nil (5)-(6) Not Applicable
(5)-(6) Not Applicable
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