No special needs help for Lily on first day at school

FIVE-YEAR-OLD Lily Mullen attended school for the first time yesterday but there was no special needs assistant (SNA) to help her through the day.

Lily, who has Down’s Syndrome, attends school in Ballinderreen, Co Galway but her mother fears for her future without an SNA.

“Lily is a bright girl who needs resources and backup to help her,” Mary Mullen said.