AT LEAST eight schools
in Donegal are to lose at least one full teaching
post in September as a result of Government
cutbacks, it's been revealed.
A total of 127 'small schools' across the country
will lose a teacher next academic year – with
Donegal among the worst affected counties.
Local T.D., Charlie McConalogue said the
Government's claim to protect the pupil teacher
ratio "couldn't be further from the truth".
"The north west region is once again the worst
affected region in the country. The Minister’s
sweeping attack on smaller schools shows complete
ignorance of the day to day running of these schools
and their importance to the community. He has made
no consideration of geography, a school’s position
in the community, its ethos and whether or not it is
a Gaeltacht school," said Deputy McConalogue.
“There is no doubt in my mind that this is all part
of an agenda to force the amalgamation of smaller
schools across the North West.
"I believe that if Minister Quinn has his way, some
Donegal communities will lose their local school
entirely," he warned. |
