Parents of children with no school places may have to give up their jobs to look after them, court told

The High Court heard that the final figure on legal challenges over the lack of school places for children with special needs could be as high as 50

The court also heard that a seven-year old boy had settled at the end of last year on the basis that a the child would have a school place in April of this year when school building work completed. Counsel said the boy still has not got a school place. File picture

Some parents of children with special needs who have no offer of a school place for September may have to consider whether to give up their jobs to take care of their children, the High Court has heard.

Counsel for children who still do not have a school place, Brendan Hennessy BL, told the High Court that the final figure on legal challenges over the lack of school places for children with special needs could be as high as 50.