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Thursday, January 8, 1976
The Chairman of the Education Department's Action Committee on
School Textbooks and Supplies, Mr. Colvyn Haye, wrote to the school councile
and associations to thank them for their views and their cooperation.
Mr. Haye said that the Department, through its Action Committee, would
continue to oversee the operation of the Vode.
He added: "I shall be happy to receive from your, Council/Association
throughout 1976 any suggestions for the Code's even more effective working".
Since the Action Committee was set up in December 1974, it has
received 308 complaints against 222 schools. Of these, 148 were substantiated
and resolved; in 139 cases the allegations were unsubstantiated and in 21
cases investigations were continuing.
None of the complaints involved any Government Schools. Forty-seven
of the complaints were made against sided primary schools, ten against aided
secondaries, 88 against vocational schools.
During the last seven months, 102 complaints were received compared
with 206 in the first five months. The actual number of schools involved
dropped to 62 from 160 while the number of substantiated cases fell to 47
from 101 and the number of unsubstantiated cases also decreased to 63 from 76.
"These figures indicated that the Code has been successful and is:
working for most schools, parents and pupils.
"In every case investigated and found to have substance, immediate
action was taken to eradicate the irregularities and schools have been most
anxious to comply," Mr. Haye said.
/He said