School Stuck Between Rock and Hard Place | Dublin News

A primary school in County Kildare is caught in a crisis after taking in an extra junior infant class to help 25 kids without school spots—only to be denied an additional teacher by the Department of Education. Forced to choose between canceling the class or merging two first-grade classes into one chaotic group of 34, parents are furious and heartbroken, calling out the irony of a wealthy nation building fancy schools but failing to fund basic classroom needs. The department claims the school didn’t meet criteria for extra staff, but the school argues they were set up by the department’s own request—now kids are left with no real solution, and the school’s goodwill is being punished. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0437bc5eda9218ca