Some pupils 'slept in their cars' during Ballymena riots
The principal of a school that lost almost a fifth of its pupils during the riots said staff found themselves in a "completely unprecedented situation".
The report looked at a consultation by the Inter Ethnic Forum community, which conducted interviews with people from minority communities about how their lives were "disrupted".
"Respondents described the terror of that night and the chaos that followed, with no clear pathway to safety and support arriving late or not at all for many families," the report states.
One of the "system failures" identified by participants was that the Education Authority (EA) "failed to provide guidance or support" to Harryville PS, and left the school to "make impossible decisions alone".
It said the EA told the school that families needed to leave the building by 18:00 BST, because of statutory restrictions but "given no alternative".
"The school ultimately paid for hotel accommodation from its own budget. This is a damning indictment of institutional unpreparedness," the report added.
In a statement, the EA said it "made a range of support available" to schools in the area during the disorder, including Harryville.
It said it supported pupils, families and staff, and organised activities and programmes afterwards.
"We continue to work with schools, families, communities and statutory partners to ensure children feel safe, supported and able to learn."
McCullough said the EA "did what they could" in what was a "totally unprecedented situation".
