`Locals will fight for their schools' [irishcatholic.ie]
- Published: 13 April 2011
A Co. Sligo parish priest has said that locals are prepared to ''fight tooth and nail'' to prevent the closure of their parish's two primary schools, both of which are facing review under new Government cost cutting measures.
Fr John Judge, parish priest of Templeboy parish told The Irish Catholic: ''I know this community is going to fight tooth and nail to keep our two schools and I'm going to be at the centre of that fight.''
He added: ''A school is an integral part of any community and without them there is nothing -- our identity would be gone. To lose any of our schools would be a great loss and it really is a must that they be protected.''
A past student of a two-teacher school, Fr Judge says the value of small, rural schools should not be underestimated.
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