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Connor Lynch

Parents' frustration over 'lack of communication' from Education Authority on school places

Parents of young children with complex needs have expressed frustration over a continued lack of communication from the Education Authority over their future.

Over 800 children with special needs in Northern Ireland have still not found out whether or not they will have a place in nursery or primary school next year, with many parents saying they have been left "frustrated and disappointed" by the lack of communication from the Education Authority.

It comes after an emergency meeting was held with parents, politicians and the EA on Monday in Stormont, where parents were told they would be contacted this week about their children's future.

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