CHILDREN who are bullied at school – or have special needs – are being "failed" by governors who do not investigate complaints properly, one of the region's MPs warned.
Rosie Cooper, West Lancashire MP, used a Commons debate to attack a complaints procedure that lacks "independence and objectivity" – leaving parents with nowhere else to turn.
Governing bodies were dominated by teachers, she said, a problem that also hit parents with fears about teaching quality.
In reply, schools minister Diana Johnson said the Government planned to improve the training of parent-governors and said some local authorities did review complaints.
In the last resort, parents could take their case to the Education Secretary, but only if a school had acted "unreasonably", or outside the law.
