We must protect education in our rural communities [belfasttelegraph.co.uk]
The heart and soul of the rural community lies in its schools. When schools come under threat, the very community itself is threatened.
The threat of school closure casts a shadow over the whole community. The local school is the place where generations of the same family have been educated.
Rural schools are places that identify a community; they are places were the community is nurtured.
When rural schools are threatened with closure, the community feels the pain. Parents, teachers and pupils are placed in a vulnerable position as they face uncertainty.
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