A round peg forced into a square system: The reality facing one Cork special school

Carrigaline Community Special School highlights the consequences of opening new schools without the therapy and resources students need

Education / News Marking: XX Carrigaline Community Special School. Picture Chani Anderson

There’s an analogy that parents who have spoken to the Irish Examiner about Carrigaline Community Special School (CCSS) often use when describing their concerns.

“It’s a special school. It has a round shape. They are trying to fit that round shape into a triangle or into a square. That’s not how it works,” one parent said last week.