The largest secondary teachers’ union is seeking a postponement of the reopening of schools after the Christmas holidays.
The ASTI said it will be proposing a staggered reopening in which it said face-to-face teaching with exam years should be prioritised.
The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation believes it will be necessary to utilise more student teachers to substitute classes in the coming weeks, as a result of staff members being out on Covid-related leave., the charity for people with intellectual disabilities, said it remains “hopeful” for the safe return to classrooms this week.
Senior sources said they believe that the rise in infections though very large is along expected lines and there was no sense that hospitals were pushing “the panic button”.
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