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Schools Closed (Nationally)

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    #32
    byhookorbycrook
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 12,475 Mod ✭✭✭✭byhookorbycrook


    Shacklebolt wrote: »
    RTE dont seem to know there geography very well I can see a few schools in the wrong county list.
    Postal address may vary even if the school is in another county eg Graiguecullen is in Laois but for postal purposes letters may be sent Graiguecullen, Carlow


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    #33
    Jay P
    Registered Users Posts: 4,944 ✭✭✭Jay P


    Wow, that's one real long list...


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    #34
    Mardy Bum
    Registered Users Posts: 3,674 ✭✭✭Mardy Bum


    Cian92 wrote: »
    eh no you don't. Apparently "The board of management should make all reasonable efforts to make up these school days during the remainder of the same school year."

    Your school would be crazy to make up these extra days.

    Yes a school must be open for a certain number of days each year. Some schools differ and may have days to spare, most will not.


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    #35
    Soby
    Registered Users Posts: 5,977 ✭✭✭Soby


    close the colleges..cancel the tests!!!!!


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    #36
    lauralee28
    Closed Accounts Posts: 79 ✭✭lauralee28


    cherryghost wrote: »
    well they HAVE to find extra days to make up for the snow days, tis in the rules :)

    Not the case for secondary schools :D


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    #37
    silverberg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46 ✭silverberg


    Wish they'd close colleges too, for no other reason than it will be one slippy journey to take a 1 hour exam tomorrow and man am I nervous driving!


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    #38
    Alcatel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 217 ✭✭Alcatel


    blogga wrote: »
    No its not. they have to make "reasonable" efforts according to DES website. Which means management asks and is told to f*** off. Teacher unions anyone?
    INTO already came out yesterday and said 'Nuh uh...' to that. Surprise surprise.


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    #39
    dragona
    Registered Users Posts: 1,644 ✭✭✭dragona


    I wonder what the criteria is - looking on the Midlands 103 website,two schools, (I live directly opposite) are closed, and the one that my daughter goes to is literally 2 mins up the road, and is open!


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    #40
    Mark200
    Registered Users Posts: 3,536 ✭✭✭Mark200


    dragona wrote: »
    I wonder what the criteria is - looking on the Midlands 103 website,two schools, (I live directly opposite) are closed, and the one that my daughter goes to is literally 2 mins up the road, and is open!

    Probably if not enough teachers can make it in to look after all the students... I think there needs to be at least 1 teacher for every 30 students.


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    #41
    dragona
    Registered Users Posts: 1,644 ✭✭✭dragona


    Mark200 wrote: »
    Probably if not enough teachers can make it in to look after all the students... I think there needs to be at least 1 teacher for every 30 students.

    Makes absolute sense - though the daughter is mightily annoyed!


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