Letters to the Editor: British school admissions system is one that works

One reader wants changes to the school place system while another asks: Can we now believe the Ryan Report and Vincent Browne's reminders that sexual abuse of children is as prevalent as one in four?

That 126 pupils are still without a school place is a national scandal, says Alan Whelan. File picture

Your (September 12) story ‘Foley: Kids without school place to get offer shortly’ deserves urgent attention.

The fact that over two weeks into a new school year, 126 students are still without a school place despite minister of state Hildegard Naughton’s confident suggestion in June that this was not going to happen is a national scandal. No minister would ever accept that for their own child!