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Suspensions ‘crisis’ at Cork special school
Parents at a flagship special school in the Taoiseach’s constituency, opened in a rush due to a shortage of school places, warned recently the school has handed out suspensions “like confetti”.Opened by Cork Education and Training Board (Cork ETB) in 2021, Carrigaline Community Special School (CCSS) issued 17 official suspensions out of a maximum student body of just 48 in three years.Parents at the school told the Irish Examiner that they believe their children are being punished for behaviours linked to and consistent with their conditions. They point to a lack of in-school therapies…
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