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| Strike pupils 'may go elsewhere' | Strike pupils 'may go elsewhere' |
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| Pupils at school in Newtownards who have missed classes for a fortnight because of a teachers' strike may be educated elsewhere. | Pupils at school in Newtownards who have missed classes for a fortnight because of a teachers' strike may be educated elsewhere. |
| The South Eastern Education Library Board said it was one of the options under consideration if the dispute at Movilla High School continued. | The South Eastern Education Library Board said it was one of the options under consideration if the dispute at Movilla High School continued. |
| School principal Lyn Thompson has called on both sides to work together to finding a resolution. | |
| "The parents are very concerned about their children," she said. | "The parents are very concerned about their children," she said. |
| "It is incumbent on all parties to try and resolve this situation so that these people can get their children back to school." | "It is incumbent on all parties to try and resolve this situation so that these people can get their children back to school." |
| The parents of the pupils staged a protest against the strike outside the school. | The parents of the pupils staged a protest against the strike outside the school. |
| One of them, Karen Hawthorne, said children needed to go back as soon as possible. | One of them, Karen Hawthorne, said children needed to go back as soon as possible. |
| "We're fully in support of the teachers, but our kids are doing exams in another few weeks," she said. | "We're fully in support of the teachers, but our kids are doing exams in another few weeks," she said. |
| "Are they going to allow these children to have time to do their exams? Or to catch up with the exams if their grades are down? | "Are they going to allow these children to have time to do their exams? Or to catch up with the exams if their grades are down? |
| "Our kids are sitting at home all day on their own and they need to be back into school." | "Our kids are sitting at home all day on their own and they need to be back into school." |
| The Newtownards school has been closed for 10 days in a dispute over teaching a boy. | The Newtownards school has been closed for 10 days in a dispute over teaching a boy. |
| The row began after teachers' pay was docked for refusing to teach the pupil, who they claim assaulted one of them. | The row began after teachers' pay was docked for refusing to teach the pupil, who they claim assaulted one of them. |