Request
How many complaints have been made against teachers in Jersey schools in the past three years?
Could you explain what the nature of the complaints are and how they were dealt with.
Response
28 complaints have been made. Of which:
- <5 bullying and harassment
Of the 16 disciplinary cases:
Due to the small numbers of individuals cited in the figures above, Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied to this request and therefore for categories where number of complaints is less than five the information has been represented as <5.
Exemption applied
Article 25 Personal information
(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005.
(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if –
(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005; and
(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.
