Absentee teachers should get the sack

EDUCATION Minister Batt O’Keeffe recently exposed chronic absenteeism in the teaching profession.

Absentee teachers should get the sack

He stated: “Departmental figures showed up to 12,500 days in uncertified sick leave were lost and taken because Monday morning was a problem for significant number.”

This resulted in the taxpayer footing the bill for substitutes to the tune of €80 million annually.

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