The Junior Minister for Education says her department will not be giving special dispensation to Clooney National School as it attempts to retain its fourth teacher.
Just 73 pupils were enrolled in the school last September, which is six shy of the department’s requirement to have four teachers under its 2021/22 Enrollment Schedule.
It’s understood the school has explored contacting the primary school appeals board, which is set to consider various appeals later this month.
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Responding to questioning in the Seanad from Clare Fianna Fail Senator Timmy Dooley, Minister Josepha Madigan says all schools must be treated the same when it comes to pupil teacher ratios.
