Image: Fergus O'Dowd/Facebook Image: Fergus O'Dowd/Facebook THE NATIONAL OFFICE of Educate Together has said it is working with the Department of Education to find a suitable solution, after parents and school leaders expressed their dismay at plans to move the Drogheda Educate Together to a new location.
Local TDs branded the move “ridiculous” and said the preference for all was to keep the school located in the east Meath area. In a letter sent on behalf of parents to Minister for Education Norma Foley, it described how they’d been left reeling by the “incomprehensible” decision. Nash characterised the planned move as a “ridiculous, wrong-headed decision [that] needs to be overturned”.
#Open journalism No news is bad news Support The Journal Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to you“Obtaining a site for the permanent location of Drogheda ETSS is a priority for my Department,” she said. “I will be bringing the comments of the Deputies to the attention of the Minister, Deputy [Norma] Foley.
Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)
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