The whole debate about schools is so disingenuous
Everyone wants schools to be fully open and safe for all. That’s the bottom line.
It’s not the government that want them open and safe and the teaching unions don’t.
So once that’s understood we can then talk to the various experts and leaders to decide how we do this. The governments mantra that the teaching profession are work shy gobshites is just nonsense and needs to be called out for what it is - nonsense!
So if we all accept that everyone, parents, children, government, teachers all want schools to reopen fully and safely we can move on and stop scoring points at one or other groups expense
So it’s absolutely essential for opening fully and safely to consider the following
Infections and r number
Nhs capacity
Vaccinations for school teachers
It also seems sensible to try primary initially and notice the difference to infections and r number. Maybe even trial in different areas
I still can’t believe that we haven’t opened other buildings to support learning with more space like in other countries like Germany
As always follow the science and learn from previous errors. Make a considered plan, stick to it and communicate well why things change if they need to
