Ombudsman opposes school places for past pupils’ children

Education Minister Ruairi Quinn’s proposal to allow schools with excess demand to reserve a quarter of places for children of past pupils has been strongly opposed by the Children’s Ombudsman Emily Logan.

Ombudsman opposes school places for past pupils’ children

The suggestion has been made in one of the draft regulations, to be underpinned by first-time legislation on school admissions, which he published in September.

It would allow schools to apply for an exception from a suggested ban on reserving places for children of past pupils, up to a 25% maximum of places and for a time period to be set by the minister.

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