2,000 children lacking school special-needs access because of staff shortages

Rebecca O'Riordan leading a FUSS protest. She says there's no consulatation with parents about specal-needs services. Picture: Jim Coughlan.

Families desperate to access school places and educational services for the children who have additional needs are being left "in a void" due to staff vacancies.

More than 2,000 children are without  access to a special education needs organiser (SENOs), the person who advises  about special classes and special schools in their area.