25% of schools report child abuse in Ireland

Dublin- One in four primary schools have reported cases of suspected child abuse to the HSE.
According to a survey of school principals the suspected abuse ranged from neglect to physical or sexual abuse.
The INTO survey also claims the designated school staff that deal with the abuse issue are not properly trained for the role. Over half of those staff said they had no Department of Education training, while the majority of those who did receive training felt it was inadequate. The responce of the HSE in such cases was also criticised in the survey.