Delegate urges retired staff not to work as substitutes [IrishTimes]
- Published: 08 April 2010
ASSOCIATION OF SECONDARY TEACHERS, IRELAND: RETIRED TEACHERS who take substitute teaching hours in schools are an embarrassment to their working colleagues, delegates at the Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland (ASTI) convention were told yesterday.
In an impassioned speech, Tipperary delegate Mary Lysaght called on retirees not to work hours that could be taken by young and part-time teachers. “You served Ireland extremely well,” she said. “You’ve made your contribution . . . We have so many young teachers out there who have no living of any kind.”
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