11.2 Teachers’ Property
Occasionally there are claims made to Boards of Management for loss or damage to personal property. Some of these claims may relate to malicious damage to teachers’ cars while parked in the school car-park. Boards have no legal liability for such damage.
A school car-park is merely a convenience for staff and visitors, and its availability does not confer any entitlement upon its users any more than if they had parked on the public road outside. To avoid any misunderstanding in this regard, Boards are advised to place disclaimer notices in car parks.
Teachers frequently bring personal property into school for the use of students or for the enhancement of lessons. Such belongings might include musical instruments, video equipment and computer equipment. If a teacher brings in the equipment on her/his own initiative, s/he does so at her/his own risk. A Board may consider an appropriate means for compensating teachers whose property has been lost or damaged while being used by the school for the benefit of students.