Principal is 'at wits' end' as he fights for SNA support for child with complex needs
Principal condemns NCSE 'anomaly' that prevents SNA transfer between linked Wexford schools, calling bureaucratic response to complex needs pupil 'absolutely despicable'
A Wexford primary school principal says he’s “at his wits’ end” while trying to resolve an anomaly that has resulted in a pupil with very complex needs being refused the continuation of their special needs assistant support as they transition from second class in their junior school to third class in the senior school next door.
The student will make the move from the Catherine McAuley Junior School to Bunscoil Rís in September this year, which is the standard process in the schools once the students reach third class, and both schools are run by a joint Board of Management. However, the principal of Bunscoil Rís, Gerry Moran, is publicly calling on the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) to re-allocate an SNA to the school that one of the pupil’s had access to in second class, which he claims he has been fighting for since Easter, 2025.
Published in The Irish Independent, 23rd July 2025