Parent Forums and Parent Councils
5Parent Forum and Parent Council
(1)
The parents of the pupils in attendance at a public school constitute (and are collectively to be known as) the “Parent Forum” of the school.
(2)
A Parent Forum may be represented by a body (to be known as a “Parent Council”) established by them under section 6 for the school.
(3)
The education authority are–
(a)
to promote the establishment of, and
(b)
to support the operation of,
a Parent Council.
(4)
Subsection (3) is subject to section 16(15).