42 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 W HEN SCHOOLS H AV E TO BE LEGA L E AGLES A number of cases show that primary and lower secondary schools do not abide by basic provisions within administrative law when they make far-reaching decisions concerning children. This means that the children lose certain important procedural safeguards. In January 2016, the Ombudsman contacted the Ministry for Children, Education and Gender Equality to find out how the Ministry intends to solve the problem.