School transfers due to bullying (FOI)

Request

How many children have moved school in Jersey in the past year?

How many pupils cited bullying as a reason when they look to switch schools?

Response

In the period 24 October 2016 to 24 October 2017, 98 children transferred ‘In Year’ between a States of Jersey Primary or Secondary school. Of these, fewer than five are recorded as due to bullying.

Due to the small numbers of individuals cited in the figures above, Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 has been applied to this request.

Exemption applied

Article 25 Personal information

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005.

(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if –

(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005; and

(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.