Teachers attack student deportations

THE Teachers’ Union of Ireland has condemned the recent deportations of non-national students, especially their forced removal from schools.

The TUI yesterday unanimously passed an emergency motion which criticised the action of gardaí in entering classrooms in order to deport immigrant students.

Dublin delegate Michael Carr said in addition to the recent case involving Nigerian student, Olukunle Elukanlo, gardaí had also recently swooped on a primary school in Co Kerry to remove two young Nigerians aged three and seven.