It is a private school. I don't know what you mean by a "parochial" =
school.
It is funded entirely by the fees, which are paid by the parents.

Parochial schools are church-run schools and may hire and teach within =
the guidelines of their own teachings. Thus, a Catholic school can ask =
that only practicing Catholics need apply, or a Baptist school may =
restrict its' hiring to only those that have graduated from approved =
Buble colleges. As long as the teacher is certified according to the =
standards of the state, this is acceptable. It would seem to me that if =
the school was entirely run by monies paid by parents or by trust funds =
that those parents should have the final say-so. I am thinking the =
schools you refer to are in England and not in Ireland. At least I hope =
that is the case. Maybe, for your children's sake, a move back to the =
"Old Sod" might be advisable?

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