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# school - Tuesday 1 October, 2019

Special Status

Minister wants History to be 'mandatory' for Junior Cycle

Oct 1st 2019, 8:23 AM 9,588 Views 53 Comments

Maths, Irish and English are currently the only compulsory subjects, bar some exceptions.

# school - Wednesday 25 September, 2019

High Court

High Court quashes decision compelling school to re-enroll boy (8) who assaulted teacher with hurl

Sep 25th 2019, 10:30 PM 33,974 Views No Comments

The boy in question has special needs and is on the autism spectrum.

# school - Tuesday 24 September, 2019

WRC

Father awarded €3.5k in discrimination case over daughter's enrolment in school

Sep 24th 2019, 9:07 PM 42,999 Views No Comments

The father took the gender discrimination case under the Equal Status Act at the Workplace Relations Commission.

# school - Monday 23 September, 2019

Florida

Police officer suspended after arresting two 6-year-olds in Florida school

Sep 23rd 2019, 9:14 PM 34,231 Views No Comments

The grandmother of one of the children said the child was arrested after she threw a temper tantrum and kicked somebody.

# school - Friday 20 September, 2019

Dispute

Hundreds of school secretaries begin strike action this morning

Sep 20th 2019, 10:34 AM 10,503 Views 10 Comments

Secretaries are calling for better pay and conditions from the Department of Education.

# school - Thursday 12 September, 2019

Dundalk

Parents threaten High Court action against school over reduction of subjects taught in Irish

Sep 12th 2019, 5:27 PM 21,009 Views 29 Comments

The board has said teacher shortages led to the decision to have most subjects taught in English.

# school - Monday 9 September, 2019

Forsa

School secretaries to begin industrial action this month in dispute over pay and working conditions

Sep 9th 2019, 6:20 AM 12,894 Views 15 Comments

Most school secretaries are not paid by the Department of Education directly.

# school - Wednesday 4 September, 2019

School

Boy (8) who was expelled after assaulting five staff members must be re-enrolled, court hears

Sep 4th 2019, 4:13 PM 74,138 Views No Comments

The boy struck one of the staff members at the school with a hurl, the court heard.

# school - Saturday 24 August, 2019

Dublin 15

Six schools told to offer more special education places by Minister

Aug 24th 2019, 12:45 PM 18,997 Views 33 Comments

With schools set to return next week, hundreds of pupils across Ireland have yet to be given a place.

# school - Wednesday 21 August, 2019

Opinion

'Collecting the school voluntary contribution is an unwanted and stressful obligation on principals'

Aug 21st 2019, 7:00 AM 20,498 Views 37 Comments

As things stand, the contribution is needed to keep school doors open, writes Joseph A Moynihan.

# school - Wednesday 14 August, 2019

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should voluntary contributions to schools be scrapped?

Aug 14th 2019, 9:00 AM 31,413 Views 148 Comments

Parents can be asked to pay between €60 to €115.

# school - Thursday 8 August, 2019

Courts

Teen with autism to challenge expulsion from school in High Court

Aug 8th 2019, 10:30 PM 26,453 Views No Comments

The teenager was expelled by the school’s board of management in November 2018.

# school - Thursday 1 August, 2019

Back To School

Parents say they're avoiding paying bills to deal with the cost of sending their children to school

Aug 1st 2019, 6:00 AM 13,837 Views 37 Comments

That’s according to the Barnardos School Costs Survey, published today.

# school - Wednesday 24 July, 2019

Courts

Leaving Cert student who punched and kicked fellow pupil in the face gets suspended sentence

Jul 24th 2019, 8:06 PM 32,357 Views 37 Comments

Lee Fetherson, now aged 20, was expelled from the school immediately after the attack on 10 March 2017.

# school - Wednesday 10 April, 2019

Appeal

Mother jailed after 8-year-old son missed over 240 school days released to appeal case

Apr 10th 2019, 4:45 PM 18,727 Views No Comments

The woman, who is in her 30s, was convicted at Dublin District Court of neglecting the boy’s education.

# school - Tuesday 9 April, 2019

Absent

Dublin mother jailed for three weeks after child misses 240 school days in two years

Apr 9th 2019, 9:36 AM 57,184 Views No Comments

The child has a 67% absent rate in this school year.

# school - Monday 8 April, 2019

Appeal

High Court challenge brought over decision to expel teen for bringing knife to school

Apr 8th 2019, 5:36 PM 19,838 Views No Comments

The second-year student was expelled from the secondary school he attended late last year.

# school - Wednesday 13 March, 2019

From The Daily Edge

Beauty Q This post contains a poll

Beauty Q: Were you allowed to wear makeup in school?

Mar 13th 2019, 1:10 PM 3,751 Views 3 Comments

We need to know.

# school - Wednesday 16 January, 2019

Screen Time

Children who own mobile phones at younger age perform worse in reading and maths tests

Jan 16th 2019, 11:37 AM 13,517 Views 29 Comments

New research has found that four in 10 children in Ireland own a mobile phone by the age of nine.

# school - Monday 31 December, 2018

Equal Pay Equal Work

'It's soul destroying': The school secretaries that don't get paid for the Christmas holidays

Dec 31st 2018, 10:00 PM 48,452 Views 46 Comments

“I was in the dole office before Christmas to sign on, and it takes ages each year,” one school secretary said.

# school - Tuesday 4 December, 2018

PSNI

Murder probe launched after man shot dead outside school in Belfast

Updated Dec 4th 2018, 7:22 PM 16,388 Views 1 Comment

The incident is believed to have occurred at Glen Road beside St Mary’s Grammar School in West Belfast.

# school - Monday 3 December, 2018

From The Daily Edge

Christmas This post contains a poll

Poll: How do you feel about buying Christmas presents for teachers?

Dec 3rd 2018, 5:57 PM 6,408 Views 4 Comments

Some people are sick of the whole thing.

# school - Tuesday 30 October, 2018

Report Card

Homeless and Traveller children 'falling through gaps' in education system

Oct 30th 2018, 6:05 AM 15,591 Views 59 Comments

Ireland is one of the best countries in terms of reducing education inequality, but concerns have been raised about vulnerable children.

# school - Sunday 28 October, 2018

From The42

Schools Rugby

Bowe behind new schools festival inspired by South Africa's Craven Week

Oct 28th 2018, 7:30 AM 9,207 Views 10 Comments

The former Ulster and Ireland wing has partnered up with Louis Ludik for ‘Rugby Rising.’

# school - Monday 22 October, 2018

Balbriggan

Repair works on Dublin school that forced closure of one of its buildings 'could take up to a year'

Oct 22nd 2018, 9:05 AM 18,169 Views 36 Comments

School management have pledged that all students will be accomodated after the mid-term break.

# school - Monday 17 September, 2018

Dublin

Mother in court after daughter misses year at secondary school

Sep 17th 2018, 7:51 PM 34,266 Views No Comments

The offence can result in a prison sentence of up to one month and a €1,000 fine.

# school - Saturday 15 September, 2018

Human Error

'I was completely panicking': Leaving Cert students at Dublin school taught wrong English text for two years Exclusive

Sep 15th 2018, 12:05 AM 149,955 Views 101 Comments

The mistake was only discovered six days before the students started their exams this year.

# school - Friday 17 August, 2018

Results

Leaving Cert results: Girls continue to outperform boys in getting top marks

Aug 17th 2018, 6:00 AM 24,268 Views 53 Comments

A gender breakdown of Wednesday’s results has been released.

# school - Thursday 16 August, 2018

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High

Parkland students return to school - with €5.7 million in security upgrades

Aug 16th 2018, 9:45 PM 19,858 Views 21 Comments

A gunman killed 17 people in the freshman building in February.

# school - Sunday 12 August, 2018

That Time Of Year

Parents 'starting to panic' amid delays receiving school clothing allowance

Aug 12th 2018, 10:00 PM 29,991 Views 84 Comments

Children will be returning to school in the coming weeks.

# school - Thursday 2 August, 2018

WRC

Mother blasts lack of apology after daughter with spina bifida treated by school staff wearing face masks

Aug 2nd 2018, 3:43 PM 29,861 Views No Comments

Employees wore face masks while dealing with the girl, despite her not having a contagious disease.

# school - Monday 30 July, 2018

Debt

Parents turning to moneylenders to cope with back-to-school costs

Jul 30th 2018, 6:05 AM 15,062 Views 64 Comments

More than one-third of parents in Ireland say they are debt due to these costs.

# school - Monday 25 June, 2018

Social Protection

Government providing €49.5 million for school clothing scheme, up €2.1 million on last year

Jun 25th 2018, 6:05 AM 6,785 Views 24 Comments

It is paid at a rate of €125 for children aged 4-11 and €250 for children aged 12 years and over.

# school - Wednesday 20 June, 2018

Joe Mulholland

'I tried my best - obviously my best is not good enough': MacGill Summer School founder on gender balance criticism

Jun 20th 2018, 11:36 AM 23,855 Views 106 Comments

Two Social Democrats TDs have pulled out of the festival in the wake of criticism of the event’s gender balance. We spoke to its founder, Joe Mulholland.

# school - Sunday 17 June, 2018

School Days Over

'42 years without missing a day of school': Three Wicklow brothers break record

Jun 17th 2018, 12:00 PM 68,816 Views 72 Comments

The brothers attributed their achievement to the support of their family.

# school - Saturday 2 June, 2018

Special Needs

School says children 'may have to remain in their wheelchairs' due to SNA cuts

Jun 2nd 2018, 9:00 PM 19,702 Views 26 Comments

The Dublin primary school has warned parents that there will be “a serious disruption of services” in September.

# school - Thursday 31 May, 2018

St Thomas’ Clonshaugh

The last Traveller secondary school in the country has been given another year to plan for closure

May 31st 2018, 6:36 PM 26,027 Views 39 Comments

The Department of Education says St Thomas’ Clonshaugh will close by June 2019 at the latest.

# school - Wednesday 18 April, 2018

Integration

The last Traveller secondary school in the country told it's to shut down in June

Apr 18th 2018, 6:05 AM 37,007 Views 39 Comments

“The fifth years have already said it, their parents have said it – those kids are not going to continue their education next year.”

# school - Wednesday 4 April, 2018

Let's Talk About Sex

'Religious groups shouldn't be involved in sex education'

Apr 4th 2018, 7:00 PM 17,415 Views 123 Comments

Proposed legislation seeks to remove religious ethos from sex education in schools.

# school - Tuesday 3 April, 2018

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