Language posts cut 'will hit integration' [Independent.ie]
- Published: 01 March 2010
PRIMARY schools have lost a quarter of the teachers who were helping non-Irish pupils learn English, new figures reveal.
There are fears that the loss of 438 posts in the current school year could make integration of students from overseas more difficult in schools and in Irish society.
"It's a dramatic cut which will have a huge affect and will have long-term consequences. We have already seen a rise in racism and racial tensions in some areas," said Fine Gael education spokesperson Brian Hayes, who was given the details of the language support cuts in a Dail reply.
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