Dept to cut special teacher support for 900 children [Sligo Today]
- Published: 11 February 2009
Source: Sligo Today
The Department of Education has confirmed plans to cut special teacher support for around 900 primary school children with learning disabilities.
One hundred and twenty-eight teaching posts are being cut, affected 119 schools around the country, most of them in disadvantaged areas.
The department says the decision has been taken because the schools do not meet the minimum requirement of nine pupils with mild learning disabilities.
It says the affected pupils will have their educational needs catered for in mainstream classes.
The Irish National Teachers Organisation is describing the decision as unfair and wrong, saying the children are being forced into an unsuitable situation for purely financial reasons.
