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16/10/2001
Protestors criticise extra cash for Holy Cross Primary
The Protestant residents group from Upper Ardoyne have criticised a move to allocate extra money to Holy Cross Girl’s Primary School to make sure that the pupils do not suffer disruptions during exams.
Making the announcement at the assembly on October 15, Education Minister Martin McGuinness said he wanted to ensure that the protests, which began on the first day of term and has now led to the security forces having to escort pupils and parents past a daily protest, did not cause disruption to pupils sitting the 11-plus exam in November.
However, in a statement the Upper Ardoyne residents said Wheatfield Primary School, the Protestant school neighbouring Holy Cross, should also benefit from the extra money.
Father Aidan Troy, the Chairman of the Board of Governors at Holy Cross, has suggested that parents should consider using cars or buses to take their children to school. However, Protestant residents say they would end the protests if the children were to take buses to school.
Meanwhile, parents of the children who attend the Belfast Boys’ and Girls Model secondary schools in north Belfast have asked for the same level of security for their children, after a number of attacks on school buses occurred in the area.
DUP Councillor Elaine McMillen said that the parents of the protestant secondary schools were angry because the children who attend Holy Cross are getting protected and their children are not.
The RUC are believed to have promised to provide additional security to protect school buses carrying pupils from schools in the north of the city. (CD)
Making the announcement at the assembly on October 15, Education Minister Martin McGuinness said he wanted to ensure that the protests, which began on the first day of term and has now led to the security forces having to escort pupils and parents past a daily protest, did not cause disruption to pupils sitting the 11-plus exam in November.
However, in a statement the Upper Ardoyne residents said Wheatfield Primary School, the Protestant school neighbouring Holy Cross, should also benefit from the extra money.
Father Aidan Troy, the Chairman of the Board of Governors at Holy Cross, has suggested that parents should consider using cars or buses to take their children to school. However, Protestant residents say they would end the protests if the children were to take buses to school.
Meanwhile, parents of the children who attend the Belfast Boys’ and Girls Model secondary schools in north Belfast have asked for the same level of security for their children, after a number of attacks on school buses occurred in the area.
DUP Councillor Elaine McMillen said that the parents of the protestant secondary schools were angry because the children who attend Holy Cross are getting protected and their children are not.
The RUC are believed to have promised to provide additional security to protect school buses carrying pupils from schools in the north of the city. (CD)
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No resolution over flashpoint school access
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With just days to go before primary school children are due to return to their classes the dispute over access to the Holy Cross Girls’ Primary School in the Ardoyne area of Belfast has yet to be resolved. Ongoing talks between residents and community leaders have failed to find a solution to the problem.
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Huge police presence criticised at Holy Cross
Both nationalists and loyalists have spoken out about a huge security operation - the largest mounted to date - outside Holy Cross Primary School in north Belfast. It followed another night of rioting in the north of the city, during which a 16-year-old died and more than 25 police officers were injured.
Huge police presence criticised at Holy Cross
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