Westlife's alma mater blasted by inspectors [Independent.ie]
- Published: 29 May 2010
A school that boasts Westlife members and a former Taoiseach among its past pupils has been accused of failing to practise what it preaches.
The Mission Statement for Summerhill College in Sligo town, Co Sligo, promises to educate its pupils in accordance with the teachings of Jesus Christ and his church.
But when Department of Education inspectors visited they found that these values "were not consistently evident in many of the college systems and in interpersonal relationships".
Nor was the promise of inclusivity kept as the same inspectors found the college "does not facilitate the full inclusion of students in all curricular activities".
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