Parents fear cuts of special needs support in schools

PARENTS are afraid that supports for children with special needs could be under threat in the next round of Government spending cuts.

The National Parents Council — Primary has launched a campaign seeking to reverse cuts to the primary education sector announced in last October’s budget and ensure that no further impacts are felt on the system’s pupils.

“Parents who have spoken to us about special needs assistants feel they are a big factor in their children remaining in the mainstream school system and we would have huge concerns that they could be affected by the cuts coming down the line,” said NPC-P chief executive Áine Lynch.