Teachers who are members of political Parties.

Thank you for your request for information and I confirm we shall
respond as quickly as possible but not later than 6 November 2009.

Wendy Kassamani
Information Compliance Officer
Brighton & Hove City Council
Tel: 01273 296636

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Regarding your request for information under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000: Ref: foi/565/09

"BNP/Disciplinary offences"

Please find set out below the information in response to the above
request:

"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.

BHCC haven't had any disciplinary cases related to membership of the BNP.

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?

We have no record of any complaints in this respect in the Executive
Office.

3. What safeguards do you currently have in place to prevent

members of any political Party promoting their views within

Schools?

The Healthy Schools Team document "Effective use of visitors contributing
to the PSHE and citizenship education curriculum; good practice guidelines
for visitors" (2003) states:

"Visitors should work within existing school policies such as the school
Sex and Relationship Education Policy and the confidentiality policy. It
is also important that the visitor session reflects the aims and
objectives stated in school policies and value statements."

"The Education Act 1996 aims to ensure that children are not presented
with only one side of political or controversial issues by their teachers.
This is further described in Citizenship: A scheme of work for key stages
1 and 2, QCA. However, "The need for balance should not be regarded as
inhibiting a clear stand against racism and other forms of
discrimination...racism, bullying and cruelty are never acceptable in any
form".

The CYPT document Promoting Race Equality: Guidance for schools outlines
schools' statutory duties including the duty to "Promote good relations
between people of different groups"."

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Freedom of Information Appeals

Room 413

Brighton & Hove City Council

Hove Town Hall

Norton Road

Hove BN3 4AH

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contact details below.

Wendy Kassamani

Information Compliance Officer

Brighton & Hove City Council

Hove Town Hall

Norton Road

Hove, BN3 4AH

Tel: 01273 296636

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