School to take boy with learning issues

A national school’s High Court challenge, aimed at overturning the Department of Education’s direction compelling it to enrol a six- year-old boy with severe behavioural difficulties, has been resolved.

Feichin McDonagh SC, counsel for the school’s board of management, told Mr Justice Michael White the matter had been resolved. As part of an agreement a fresh application would be made again asking the school to enrol the boy.

This application would be considered by the board of management in the coming days, the court heard.