A plan to bring junior and senior infants, along with first and second class, back to the classroom early next month is being discussed.
The return of other classes would likely be delayed for two to three weeks. Leaving Certificate students would also return, possibly on 1 March.Elsewhere, the timetables for this year's Leaving Certificate have been published, with the first written exam scheduled for 9 June. The hybrid plan, announced by the Government yesterday, gives students a choice of traditional exams or calculated grades.However, both the Association of Secondary Teachers in Ireland and the Teachers Union of Ireland have expressed reservations about some elements of the plan.
Meanwhile, the National Public Health Emergency Team has said 47 additional deaths of people with Covid-19 were reported in Ireland today.
Do they not realise how high the cases still are? It’s like they’re using students and teachers as guinea pigs with the virus to see how it goes. 16-18 year olds have the second highest covid cases after hospital staff but you can have us going back to school to catch it?