Photograph: Crispin RodwellLike all other schools, the rhythm of the school day at St Etchen’s will change radically. The school secretary and caretaker have played a vital role in getting the school ready. She fully qualified last March just as her school – Le Chéile Secondary School in Tyrrelstown, northwest Dublin – shut down. “But there is no special class in the school and there is nothing in the south Dublin area. And for those with special needs who are lucky enough to have school places, school closures have hit them hardest of all.

Source: The Irish Times August 22, 2020 05:03 UTC