'Emergency school' could be only solution to looming crisis [fingal-independent.ie]
- Published: 06 July 2011
EDUCATION provision at second level in Balbriggan is on the brink of collapse and by September of next year, the town could again be witnessing scenes where an 'emergency school' has to be thrown up in the town in a matter of weeks.
Census figures showing the town's population is continuing to grow at an enormous rate are only adding to the headaches of educators in the town struggling to cope with ever-increasing demands.
A primary school principal in the town has predicted a huge swell of Balbriggan pupils going on to secondary school in 2012 and says there are not enough places either planned or already created to cope.
Fintan McCuthcheon, principal of Balbriggan Educate Together NS says that the problems in education provision in the town are 'acute'.
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