The principal of Asdee National School says she was shocked to learn that the school's Special Needs Assistant (SNA) provision will be cut next September.
Michelle Sheehy is a teaching principal at the three-teacher school, where 55 pupils are in attendance.
All three of the multi-grade classrooms have pupils with extra needs.
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At present, the school has 1.5 SNAs, but this is being reduced to one.
Ms Sheehy had applied for more SNA support due to increased need, but was told last week that SNA support would, in fact, be cut:
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