Parents furious over minister’s decision

ANGRY parents of ten pupils attending Wexford primary schools have accused the Education Minister of rowing back on a commitment to allow their children attend a nearby secondary school.

Last February, the Department of Education told Gorey Community School in Wexford that it could no longer take pupils from five primary schools in the area because of overcrowding problems.

But following pressure from the parents of pupils in Ballygarrett, Ballyfad, Monaseed, Coolgraney and Monamolin, Education Minister Mary Hanafin gave parents and teachers a commitment in March that the children could be enrolled.