Some schools have failed to implement Covid-19 social distancing measures ahead of pupils returning to the classrooms this week, an Oireachtas committee has heard.
She said: "Unfortunately, we have had reports in recent days of schools that have not yet put the necessary measures in place.Mr Gillespie said the entire school community must observe and respect public health advice and "do everything possible to minimise the spread of Covid-19". Representatives of the teachers' unions appeared before the special committee on Wednesday to discuss the preparations made ahead of the reopening and how they were coping with new measures.The Irish National Teachers' Organisation president Mary Magner said teachers were angry that their safety and that of their pupils was being "compromised" due to overcrowding in classrooms.
"It was practically impossible to realise social distancing in some schools when there wasn't adequate space. There is an immediate call to reduce class sizes in line with European counterparts. But he said that a review needed to be undertaken by the end of September to how schools were coping.Sign-up for the Irish Mirror newsletter Sign up for our newsletter today!
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