We must protect education in our rural communities [belfasttelegraph.co.uk]
- Published: 26 October 2011
The heart and soul of the rural community lies in its schools. When schools come under threat, the very community itself is threatened.
The threat of school closure casts a shadow over the whole community. The local school is the place where generations of the same family have been educated.
Rural schools are places that identify a community; they are places were the community is nurtured.
When rural schools are threatened with closure, the community feels the pain. Parents, teachers and pupils are placed in a vulnerable position as they face uncertainty.
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