Legal challenge on the decision of integrated schools of Givan

Education Department (DE) faces legal challenges on decisions by Paul Givan to reject dialects to integrate by two answer down schools.

Minister of Education Decided that plan Bangore Academy and Rathmor should not proceed to integrate by Primary School.

But BBC News NI understands that pre-carriage letters have been sent to the department, indicating legal challenges for the decisions of the minister in both cases.

On contact, a DE spokesman said: “The minister’s decisions are now subject to legal challenges and so it is unfair to comment at the moment.”

The process by which a school changes to integrate is called change.

Schools can change to formally integrate as part of a process, which includes a parents’ vote, to see if the majority is in the side.

At least half of the eligible parents and parents in a school have to vote in the ballot.

With around 1,900 students, Bangore Academy is the largest school in North Ireland.

In his ballot, about 80% of the parents and parents who voted in the Bangore Academy, in their ballot, supported the change.

Rathmore Primary received the same support from parents for his plans, with about 82% of the parents who voted for the move to be unified.

According to the documents published by the DE, the authorities recommended that both schools be allowed to be replaced to integrate but the minister decided not to approve the recommendation.

In rejecting dialects, Givan Said that there was not enough evidence Each school will have adequate Catholic students to provide integrated education.

He cited the Stormont law stating that integrated schools should have a proper number of “Protestant and Roman Catholic”.

But he faced some criticism for his decisions and he is now being legally challenged.

BBC News Ni understands that the department has received pre-judicial review letters from the parents of an effigy in each school.

A joint statement was issued when the schools were contacted.

He said, “Bangore Academy and Sixth Form College and Rathmore Primary School know the recent decisions of the Minister of Education to deny the integrated situation of the schools,” he said about the possible legal challenges, “he said.

“In the absence of an appeal process, the board of governors of both schools felt that the minister has not left any other support to the parents in reaching their decisions and hence understands and supports those who initiate such action.”