Teacher fury over funds ‘spin’

SECONDARY teachers have accused the Government of playing politics with rundown schools in dire need of being refurbished or replaced.

Teacher fury over funds ‘spin’

Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland president PJ Sheehy said documents released to Fine Gael under the Freedom of Information Act showed the extent of the deception.

The indication from the Department of Education memos was that then Education Minister Michael Woods ordered that “bad news” letters weren’t to go out to schools in the weeks before the general election.

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