Last week school principal Enda McGorman received word that four of his teachers were out for Covid reasons. The following morning, the number had doubled to eight.
The school, like many others across the State, has struggling to keep its doors open during the latest Covid wave. But the rolling nature of school disruption is raising fresh concerns over the long-term scale of learning loss among pupils. “At least during the winter we had substitute teachers available to us. Now, they are back in college or on placement, where they’re not available to work as substitutes. Even the substitute panel of teachers, which is supposed to provide cover, has been hit by Covid.”
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