'Classroom sizes tell a sad story' [thecorknews.ie]
- Published: 03 September 2010
Almost 22% of primary school children in West Cork are in classes with over 30 pupils. According to new figures released this week, 1,482 primary school children are in classes with 30 to 34 pupils while a further 322 are in classes with 35 to 39 pupils.
Labour Party Senator, Michael McCarthy has described the news the news as "very worrying." Senator McCarthy said, "The fact that over a fifth of all primary school children in West Cork are in classes of over 30 pupils highlights the damaging impact that cutbacks are having in our primary schools.
"This is real evidence showing where the government’s strategy of cuts is having its most detrimental effect. As Labour Party Spokesperson on Education, Deputy Ruairí Quinn put it, “This Fianna Fáil Government has not only wrecked the economy, it is seriously damaging our education system too”.
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