![]() "But on the whole the inspection of the boarding sections of special schools are not a mandatory requirement in the visits of the EDB officers."Ĭhiu said officers should conduct inspections more frequently, and stop notifying schools in advance of a visit. Sometimes it's to do with the related complaints or the development of the school, that's why some schools have more visits by officers, where others do not," she said. " explained that the variation in terms of the frequency of visits has to do with the purposes of each of the visits. ![]() ![]() In a recent direct investigation, her office found that bureau staff seldom go to the dormitories when they visit special schools.Ĭhiu said some facilities hadn't been checked in three years, while others were inspected up to three times in one year. The ombudsman has called on the Education Bureau to step up monitoring of boarding sections of schools for children with intellectual disabilities.Īt a press conference on Thursday, Winnie Chiu said the bureau needs to do more to ensure the well-being of some 700 students who are living in the dormitories of 17 special schools across the city. ![]()
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