New principal and leadership team for Carrigaline special school

Carrigaline Community Special School closed on February 27 after an incident in which staff sustained injuries, before reopening on March 9. Picture: Chani Anderson

A new principal and leadership team have been appointed to Carrigaline Community Special School in Cork, which was closed for a number of days following an incident last month in which staff sustained injuries. 

The school, which caters for students with a dual diagnosis of autism and an intellectual disability, was last year highlighted for its "alarming” pattern of suspensions.