At least two local schools are set to lose Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) this September as the criteria for their employment becomes more stringent, according to Sinéad Burke of Sinn Féin.
She said, “I have been made aware that at least two schools in the east Meath area, Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh, Laytown and Scoil Oilibheir Naofa, Bettystown, have been informed by the Department of Education that they could be losing as many as three and half, and three SNA posts, respectively, in September. The move comes as the criteria for the employment of SNAs has been changed to include only those children that have a diagnosed medical condition and/or are a danger to themselves and/or others.
“This latest cutback in the education system is further evidence that the most vulnerable in society have no protection under this government and reflects their warped values. The new criteria are even more shameful when you consider the length of time it takes to get a diagnosis for many of the conditions which affect our children, especially behavioural disorders, in our health system.
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