Education Appeals Board
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If you disagree with a decision by Renfrewshire Council:
- to exclude your child from school, or
- to refuse your placing request for the school of your choice
- you should appeal in writing to the Director of Education and Leisure within 28 days of being told of an exclusion or refusal of a placing request.
- you should state why you think the school or the Council acted incorrectly in excluding your child or refusing a placing request.
- you will be invited to appear before the appeals board where you and the education service's representative can state your case.
- the appeals board is made up of councillors and representatives from local attendance councils.
- the authority's case is often led by a solicitor and you may decide that you would like to instruct a solicitor to put your case, but this is not essential.
- hearings are formal, but every effort will be made to put you at ease and to explain the procedures prior to the hearing.
- when the hearing ends, the board will consider all the evidence and decide whether to uphold or reject your appeal.
- you will receive a letter within 3 or 4 days notifying you of the appeals board decision and the reasons why.
- if your appeal is refused, you will be informed of your right to appeal to the Sheriff.



