Schools braced for loss of SNAs [theecho.ie]
- Published: 04 March 2010
SCHOOL PRINCIPALS across county Co. Wexford are bracing themselves for the imminent loss of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) after a spending review by the Department of Education.
According to Education Minister Batt O’Keeffe, the review is designed to identify “surplus posts, which do not meet the current criteria posts that have been retained when a pupil’s care needs have diminished or where the pupil has left”.
However, former Scoil Mhuire principal, and current president of the Irish Primary Principals’ Network (IPPN), Pat Goff, said the review was a “cost-cutting exercise”.
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