The President of the Teachers Union of Ireland has called for a pause to plans to bring Leaving Cert students back to the classroom on a part-time basis next week to allow necessary consultation to take place.
The Cabinet agreed to close schools from next Monday as part of new restrictions to tackle rising Covid-19 infections. Speaking to RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Martin Marjoram said he is getting unprecedented levels of communication from members who feel the plan is a reckless one and that they are being put at risk.
Mr Marjoram said the union has no confidence that the plan can be implemented safely and practically as early as next Monday.