 Cuts will hit pupils, education boards have said |
The North Eastern Education and Library Board has voted to push through controversial cuts to school services. The board agreed to make cutbacks in a range of areas, as it faces a �6m shortfall in money from the Department of Education next year.
School transport, maintenance, music teaching and psychology provision will be affected, but a proposal to cut school crossing patrols was not backed.
Members are to tell the department they made the cuts under severe duress.
Earlier this month, it was revealed that all five cash-strapped education and library boards had been given more time to prepare their budgets.
They said millions of pounds of cuts would be needed to stay in the black.
Two of the five boards demanded meetings with Education Minister Barry Gardiner to explain their frustration at having to make the savings.
The Department of Education has extended the deadline for the delivery of board budgets to 22 March.
The Southern Board refused to vote for its package of cutbacks and the North Eastern Board had rejected plans to make savings.
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