Kildare school children are at risk of losing out on 33 hours of student-teacher time following the result of an ASTI ballot.
An overwhelming 68.5% of teachers who voted in the ballot opted to withdraw from the Croke Park agreement which sees teachers working an additional 33 hours each year.
The agreement came into affect in 2011, but teachers have found the hours to be a hindrance as they feel it doesn't provide any value to either teachers or students.
The TUI are pleased with the outcome of the vote, and their members are also being implored to vote no to keeping the arrangements as they stand.
“The Lansdowne Road Agreement is creaking at the edges. The ASTI result is a further nail in its coffin. TUI must add to this pressure, and force the new Government, perhaps the weakest in the history of the State, to scrap the LRA and the additional hours," said TUI spokesperson Eddie Conlon.
A total of 76% of the 17,500 ASTI members turned out to vote, and it is likely that any changes will kick into effect in September.
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