Pupils face school life in prefabs, claims ASTI

THOUSANDS of students face the prospect of spending all their school-going years in prefabs, the largest second-level teachers’ union warned last night.

The warning from the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) came after Education Minister Mary Hanafin admitted the Government had spent €73.5 million on prefabs in just five years.

ASTI president Susie Hall said it was “appalling” that thousands of students risked spending their entire academic lives in the temporary structures.