300,000 Children Returning To School This Morning

Class will resume for some primary school student and leaving certs.

Over 300,000 children are returning to school today for the first time this year. 

Classes will resume for the first four years of primary school and leaving cert students. 

The government plans to allow the other years to return on a phased basis over the next six weeks, if Covid-19 is kept under control. 

Junior Education Minister, Josepha Madigan, is urging parents not to congregate at school gates this morning:

Teachers Union of Ireland General Secretary, Tullamore's Michael Gillespie says it's vital all steps to protect health at schools are taken:

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