Closure of Cork special school must be 'catalyst for necessary change'

The school, which is in the Taoiseach’s constituency, is expected to reopen on March 9 following an incident on February 26 in which staff sustained injuries

Carrigaline Community Special School remains closed this week, with the school’s patron, Cork Education and Training Board (ETB), telling parents that it needs to 'work through a number of issues' at the school. Picture: Chani Anderson

The closure of special school in Cork this week, previously highlighted for its "alarming” pattern of suspensions, must be a “watershed moment” and a “catalyst for the necessary change”, local TDs have warned.

Carrigaline Community Special School remains closed this week, with the school’s patron, Cork Education and Training Board (ETB), telling parents that it needs to “work through a number of issues” at the school.