„Sie bekommen keine Ausbildung“: Korkeltern sprechen über die Spezialschule „Flaggschiff“ aus

Its hard enough to get into schools for these kids.

17 suspensions in three years

Freedom of Information requests, submitted by parents and shared with the Irish Examiner, confirm that Carrigaline Community Special School issued 17 official suspensions between 2021 and 2024.

The school currently has 45 students.

The last official suspension at CCSS happened in 2024. There hasn’t been an official suspension at the school since parents raised concerns.

Suspensions in other special schools

The FOI documents also show Rochestown Community Special School has issued 14 official suspensions since it opened in 2022 and June of this year.

Often, suspensions are more for the benefit of other children in a class or school than for the suspended child. And sometimes, it’s a job for parent’s to deal with a poorly behaved child rather than a school.

The staffing issue seems like a much more concerning problem.