Parents and pupils ‘in for a shock’ in September as cuts bite

PARENTS and pupils are in for a shock when schools re-open after the summer holidays and education cuts begin to bite.

That was the warning from the Association of Secondary Teachers, Ireland conference yesterday, which heard schools would lose non-permanent staff and be forced to reduce the number of subjects on offer.

Eilis Casey, Limerick south delegate, said three non-permanent teachers in her school faced the prospect of losing their jobs.