Irish Teacher: There are thousands of ghost children in our system

What can we do about the fact that many children on classroom registers in Ireland are not turning up, asks Jennifer Horgan

Jennifer Horgan: our system is failing thousands of absent schoolchildren

Can we fix a problem we can’t see?

Faye Hayden of Not Ok in School Ireland (NOISI) is concerned that many children on classroom registers in Ireland are not turning up. They technically have a school place, but that placement has broken down. Some children manage an hour a day; others are totally absent.