Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

Okay, I will not mention anyone again. One example of this was the fact that the Pride flag was removed due to apparent "misalignment with 'Spiritan Ethos' and not 'supporting certain lifestyles'". That is only the tip of the iceberg in terms of the range of issues that have been exposed here and are documented by the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland, ASTI. There was a whole-school evaluation report during the first half of this year but nothing fundamental has changed. The board of management was dissolved and replaced by a single manager. The single manager was involved in the appointment of the principal in the first case. Will the Department of Education take action to ensure that we have an appropriate working, learning and teaching environment in this school?

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