Cap on Special Needs Assistants a travesty – Crowe [sinnfein.ie]
- Published: 24 March 2011
Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Education Sean Crowe has called on Labour Minister for Education and Skills Ruairí Quinn not to implement the proposed cap on Special Needs Assistants.
Describing the cap as ‘a travesty’ Deputy Crowe said that pupils should be allocated Special Needs Assistants based on educational need alone.
Deputy Crowe said:
“It is not acceptable that children with special needs would go without the appropriate support to see them through their education. Leaving children without these supports is a travesty.
“Pupils should be allocated Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) based on educational need alone.
“SNAs are not overpaid, quite the opposite, they receive just a little more than the minimum wage – less than €12 an hour. Money can be saved elsewhere. This is about priorities and looking after the educational prospects of our most vulnerable children must be made a priority.
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