The school has approximately 900 students and found itself at the centre of the baseless claims this week
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False claims regarding student identifying as cat in Cork school reported to gardaí
Skibbereen Community School took the unusual step of sending a message to parents on Thursday regarding the false claims and on Friday the principal confirmed the matter had been reported to gardaí
Skibbereen Community School. Picture: Andrew Harris
FRI, 27 JAN, 2023 - 17:01
NOEL BAKER
A Cork school has made a report to gardaí about a string of completely false claims regarding a student identifying as a cat, describing the WhatsApp message as "without foundation".
The message, which has been widely circulated, contains audio in which a man makes a number of claims, primarily that a student had identified as a cat, had requested a litter tray, that a teacher had then been suspended due to a verbal interaction with the student and that the school was being sued by the student's parents.
Skibbereen Community School took the unusual step of sending a message to parents on Thursday regarding the false claims and on Friday, principal Anton O'Mahony confirmed the matter had been reported to gardaí.