Suspensions ‘crisis’ at flagship special school in Cork 

One parent says Carrigaline Community Special School — for children from 4 to 18 with a dual diagnosis of autism and intellectual disability — handed out suspensions 'like confetti'

Jess Casey's analysis of the issue in the school in Carrigaline, Co Cork, is published in the Irish Examiner in print and online on September 22. See link at foot of this article. Picture: Getty/iStockphoto

Parents at a flagship special school in the Taoiseach’s constituency, opened in a rush due to a shortage of school places, warn it has handed out suspensions “like confetti”.

Several parents whose children attend Carrigaline Community Special School have raised serious concerns about the school with the , warning that it is in “crisis”.