Rise in pupil-teacher ratios [IrishTimes]
- Published: 22 November 2011
Sir, – We have opted to have our children educated in a school of our ethos (ie Protestant), as is our right under the Constitution.
This means that they have to attend a private secondary school, for which we have to pay fees, as there is no non-fee paying protestant school in rural Ireland. In a country where most children enjoy free secondary education, we thus already have to pay to have our children educated in our faith.
Our children will now face bigger classes than their counterparts in public schools (Front page, November 19th), which in practice means less subject choices. In other words, all Protestant children in this country who attend a Protestant secondary school are worse off than most of their Catholic friends.
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