Threat to Protestant schools [LetterkennyPost]
- Published: 08 October 2009
Implementing the recommendations of the McCarthy Report in the education sector would be "catastrophic" to Protestant communities, the Church of Ireland has said.
Representatives say the proposal to reduce the number of national schools would result in major closures and amalgamations throughout Church of Ireland schools in Donegal.
The proposals by An Bord Snip Nua for the primary sector include cuts in staff and transport, increased pupil teacher ratio and the closing or merging of small schools, particularly in rural areas, as part of plans to save €746m in the education sector.
Of the 176 primary schools in Donegal, 23 of these are Church of Ireland with around 1,200 pupils and mostly two or three teacher schools.
It's estimated that 115 national schools in the county are under threat of being closed or merged as a result of them having less than 100 pupils enrolled.
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