Principal issues special school warning [dublinpeople.com]
- Published: 24 February 2010
THE principal of a special needs school on the Southside has warned that it will have to close on health and safety grounds if Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe does not intervene and reverse massive teaching staff cuts.
Brendan Hennigan, the principal of St Joseph’s special school in Balrothery, Tallaght, has been told he will lose over 66 per cent of his teaching and support staff by the end of the current academic term.
He said a review concluded recently by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) on behalf of the Department of Education means the school would lose 50 per cent or eight of its 17 Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) in the next six weeks.
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