Narrative Record re Joseph Marmion SJ
The Irish Jesuit Order has welcomed the publication of a narrative record of the historical abuse perpetrated by Fr Joseph Marmion SJ (1925-2000) on students in Jesuit schools. Fr Joseph Marmion SJ. His abuse, the harm caused and Jesuit accountability: A narrative record details how the Jesuit Order dealt with the allegations of abuse and the response of particular Jesuits from the time the first allegation of child sexual abuse was made until the present day.
What is the Board of Management?
Since 1975 primary schools are governed by Boards of Management. Each board is made up of 8 people, who are appointed by the school’s Patron. In St. Declan’s the Trustee is the Society of Jesus, the Patron is the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and the board is made up of two members who are nominees of the Patron (including the Chairperson), two parent members, two staff members (including the Principal) and two members from the wider community.
The board’s main function is to manage the school on behalf of the Patron, for the benefit of the students and to provide an appropriate education for each student at the school.
We have approximately seven meetings during each school year and meetings deal with a variety of topics, including current issues, budgeting, curriculum, policy development, employment and forward planning.
The term of each Board is 4 years and our current Board will be in place until 30th November 2024.
Members of the Board of Management at St. Declan’s Special School:
| Anne Purcell | Chair of Board |
| Niamh Thompson | Principal |
| Katherine Keogh | Treasurer |
| Sr. Fiona Pryle | Community Nominee |
| Deirdre Soffe | Trustee |
| Ann O’Connor | Parent Nominee |
| Eoin Murphy | Parent Nominee |
| Darragh McWalters | Teacher Nominee on Board |
Board of Management decisions during October meeting:
At the Board of Management meeting held in St. Declan’s on the 7th of October, the Agreed report included the following:
The checklist for the review of the child safeguarding statement was reviewed.
The checklist for the annual review of the anti-bullying policy and its implementation was reviewed.
The board decided to review and update the anti-bullying policy over the course of the year.
Treasurer’s report was not present.