School openings: 'A very big assumption' they can open safely - ASTI | Newstalk

"In it's simplest form, I suppose prioritising - for one thing - the exam years, the Junior Certs and the Leaving Certs, and make sure that there's as little disruption to their education as possible.

"I think it's a very big assumption now that schools will be able to open safely, and in an orderly fashion, Thursday or Friday or whenever they are about to open, without first of all considering the potential loss of personnel - the potential unavailability of teachers, etc.""We have to have the maximum possible safety procedures in place - and that is not the case yet.

"All these things would help to ensure that schools continue to function safely, and we're concerned about that".And he adds while they will listen to the public health advice on schools, it needs to be explained. "We accept that this is an absolutely necessary service that we provide - but you can't provide it if you can't provide it safely.Earlier the head of the Teachers Union of Ireland said it was 'very hard to predict' if schools will re-open as planned."It's not going to be one size fits all: we don't know how schools are going to be affected on Thursday.

NTBreakfast If you have to keep all the windows open and wear masks then it's not a safe environment

astiunion NTBreakfast Stop the nonsense. Schools open Thursday morning. Get on with it.

NTBreakfast The US has 1 million cases yesterday and 2k deaths. There's a new French variant in the horizon, which is not even vaguely mild. Ireland's right wing media is trying to sink the country under a wave of disease.

NTBreakfast ASTI absolutely correct, they government could of made the schools a safer place & they didn't. Teachers & pupils safety comes first and government failed to do that, this is not a new issue thins is ongoing & government still have their heads in the sand instead of taking action

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