Knock Schoolyard Remains Empty as Politicians Play Blame Game [midlandtribune.ie]
- Published: 02 September 2011
It's back to school time for children all over the country this week but, in the village of Knock, Roscrea the schoolyard remains silent and the children of the area, who thought they would be lining up for roll call in their own village, continue to be scattered in primary schools in North Tipperary and Laois.
This week was to have been an historic one for the people of Knock, who believed that their national school would re-open for the first time since it closed its doors in 2003 when pupil numbers had dropped to just three. Banners proclaiming the event and inviting enrolments adorned the village earlier this year and parents and local people were thrilled at the prospect of having life pumped back into the heart village where the school stands.
But the only game being played in Knock schoolyard this week is political football and, as the local children return to their various schools, people are left with shattered hopes and lots of questions as to why it seemed so certain that the school would re-open and why, in fact, that did not happen.
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