‘Schools are safe. They are safer than being outside of schools’ – Taoiseach adamant classes will resume despite ASTI threat
But while ASTI members have authorised strike action, the Taoiseach and the Health Minister say all the evidence is that schools are safe. “The positivity rate in schools is 2pc, compared with 8pc in the community,” Stephen Donnelly said. The Taoiseach emphasised: “Schools are safe. A lot can occur outside the schools and come back in.”Asked if secondary schools would reopen after the midterm break because of the looming ASTI action, he replied: “Yes. They want to be in school, they really get the importance of it for the children's development.”Read MoreOnline Editors
Source: Irish Independent October 29, 2020 16:07 UTC
