a school board is established by the school s organising body allowing parents students educational staff and the public to participate in the administration of the school school principals are appointed by the organising body and can only be dismissed on the grounds stipulated by the education act the groups which are typically involved include the association of regions the association of towns and municipalities teachers professional associations teacher unions and disciplinary associations employers representatives associations of school principals experts in education and the association of nongovernmental organisations in education parents organisations are involved only in exceptional cases the education act specifies situations in which the opinion of stakeholder groups is required