Concern Over Health An Safety Of Vulnerable Groups Once Schools Re-Open

Concern has emerged in Clare over the health and safety aspect of re-opening schools at the beginning of next month.

The Education Minister has said she’s cautiously optimistic that a phased re-opening can get underway from March 1st.

The plan is to bring back Leaving Cert students and the youngest classes in primary school first, with other classes likely to follow around two weeks later.

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Minister Norma Foley says it all depends on covid cases but she’s hopeful it can happen.

But the Head of the School of Education Faculty of Education and Health Sciences at UL is concerned that a plan isn’t in place to move teaching staff up the priority list for vaccination ahead of re-opening.

Lisdoonvarna native Geraldine Simmie says vulerable groups will have big concerns about returning to crowded buidings.