Teachers who are members of political Parties.

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Dear Mr Walker
I am writing further to your email below - I apologise for the delay in
replying. I will take each of your questions in turn.

1. Has your authority ever found a member of the BNP or any other
political Party guilty of a disciplinary offence related to their
Party membership in the last three years? If so please give
information as to when and how many.

A. No.

2. Has any parent complained to you regarding the Party membership
of any employee or the expression of political views within School
classrooms under your authority during the last three years?

A. No.

3. What safeguards do you currently have in place to prevent
members of any political Party promoting their views within
Schools?

A. This is covered in the Code of Conduct for Schools Based Staff.
A copy of the Code of Conduct for Schools is attached below for
information.

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Council, County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1XJ. Or you
can follow the complaints procedure that can be found on our website
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If your appeal is not resolved to your satisfaction, you have the right to
apply to the Information Commissioner for a decision.

Yours sincerely

Freedom of Information Team
Dorset County Council

(See attached file: Code of Conduct for Schools - October07.doc)

Mark Walker
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Subject
Freedom of Information request -
Teachers who are members of
political Parties.

Dear Sir or Madam,

By letter of 30 September 2009, The Secretary of State Ed Balls
appointed Maurice Smith to enquire into the "promotion of racism in
schools". Part of the review is aimed at determining whether
members of the British National Party (BNP) should be allowed to
work as teachers or in the wider school workforce.

Please provide the following information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

1. Has your authority ever found a member of the BNP or any other
political Party guilty of a disciplinary offence related to their
Party membership in the last three years? If so please give
information as to when and how many.
2. Has any parent complained to you regarding the Party membership
of any employee or the expression of political views within School
classrooms under your authority during the last three years?
3. What safeguards do you currently have in place to prevent
members of any political Party promoting their views within
Schools?

Mark Walker
Solidarity Trade Union
www.solidaritytradeunion.org

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