INTO issues work to rule directive [IrishTimes]
- Published: 21 January 2010
PRIMARY TEACHERS may withdraw from all extracurricular activities as the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) steps up its campaign against Government pay cuts. In a directive to its 25,000 members, the union is recommending that each school “review its practice of voluntary activities after school time and consider if such activities might take place during school time”.
The move will be of concern to many organisations, including the GAA which relies on primary teachers to teach younger children the basics of football and hurling. Drama and other cultural activities could also be targeted.
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