Class chaos as up to 1,000 teachers rush to retire [Herald.ie]
- Published: 08 December 2011
EXAM students are being left in the lurch as teachers rush to collect lucrative retirement and pension deals by the middle of next school term.
Up to 100,000 Leaving and Junior Cert students will be hit by the move from education Minister Ruairi Quinn in which at least 1,000 teachers retire.
As first revealed by the Herald, outgoing staff will receive lump sums of €97,000 each and annual pensions of more than €30,000
But the deal only applies if they leave by February.
Parents and students, however, are outraged that the deal will have a devastating effect on those preparing for crucial exams.
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