Zahir Bitter Cellist wrote: » Looks pretty comprehensive so far 1,080 extra teachers will be added to post-primary schools at a cost of €53 million to help reduce class sizes. Additional substitution, supervision, guidance counsellors and psychologists will also be included in the package. Lunch breaks and school start times are set to be staggered, while the wearing of face coverings will not be compulsory in classes. Face coverings will be compulsory for all post-primary students when travelling on or waiting for public transport, with the exception of those with medical or special educational needs. €75 million will be allocated towards capital to help schools prepare their buildings and classrooms for reopening. Almost €85 million in additional funding will be provided to allow schools to employ replacement teachers, special needs assistants and admin staff. This funding will be used in the instance where staff members identified by the HSE as ‘very high risk’ are advised to cocoon.
byhookorbycrook wrote: » 1000 teachers won’t go near reducing classes sizes , even if a school could a) find a teacher and b) have space for them at this stage of the summer . How will staggered times work ? What about siblings who may have 3 different times ? Who supervises the children entering the school while the class teacher is in the class ? Why must secondary students wear masks on public transport and not in school?
Van.Bosch wrote: » But the quote was about being deluded if they would fully open in September, now it’s Christmas.
Grandeeod wrote: » In a national Covid-19 context, this plan is a contradictory shambles. Not unlike other plans. Furthermore the timescale is ridiculous. I don't expect all schools to reopen on time if they decide to take this plan seriously. The buck was passed. I hope the covid naysayers are correct. If the doomsdayers are right, there may be trouble ahead. For the record, I have a child starting Secondary this year.
boggerman1 wrote: » Do people who write this type of stuff think of the conquences for kids of being forced to wear masks.for god sake grow up.we didn’t need masks back in March,April time when the thing was at its height.let children be children and get back to education as normally as possible
bettyoleary wrote: » Look schools are enclosed and poorly ventilated spaces. They are a petri dish for the virus, They are and there is nothing we can say. Im sorry about this but people demanding others should be put at risk, we should be allowed to fly on holiday, our kids shold go back to school is totally selfish. You have to forget normality and help to protect our weak
Jim_Hodge wrote: » You're ignoring what my post was in reference to (nothing unusual there). You said schools would not reopen fully before a vaccine. Accept you were wrong and the other poster was not, as you called them, deluded. The rest of your post is just deflection. I've no plans to converse with you at Christmas nor at any time, if I can avoid it.
lawred2 wrote: » Schools had to reopen. Simple as that. Everything else is opening. Offices can wait where work from home is possible but children need education and we can't be the only nation keeping our kids out of school.
morebabies wrote: » "The plan recognises that some children who have complex medical or special educational needs may not be able to return to school at the end of August because the relevant public health guidelines indicate they are at “very high risk”. Schools will have discretion to manage and redistribute their teaching support resources in order to best meet the learning needs of these students."https://www.education.ie/en/Press-Events/Press-Releases/2020-press-releases/PR20-07-27.html If anyone is looking for info on medically vulnerable children, this is all I could find. I'd be ever so grateful if anyone comes across anything else if you could share it here please.
FishOnABike wrote: » Back in March we weren't meeting /mixing with people outside our own household. Only essential businesses remained open. We were asked to stay at home, exercise within a 2km radius, only make essential journeys e.g. to buy groceries or medicines. Coilte had put up signs by the local woodland walk to keep to your own household group, socially distance from other groups, not to arrange for groups to meet and to go somewhere else if it was too crowded. Israel had reduced the daily new cases to a low level. Schools played a major part in the resurgence of CoViD-19 there, surpassing the daily new case rate seen in March /April. We'd all like things to be as normal as possible but we don't always get what we'd like. If we don't take sufficient public health measures we risk following Israel's footsteps, shutting down schools and finding ourselves back where we were three months ago.
is_that_so wrote: » Why choose Israel? Why not any one of a dozen other countries who safely reopened schools without adverse effects? Israel's problems were compounded by the use of air conditioning, an excellent vector in its own right.
E36Ross wrote: » School transport to operate FULLY as normal.....Kids to wear masks and sit by siblings or others from there group.https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/715f5-government-approves-over-375-million-support-package-and-publishes-roadmap-to-enable-safe-return-of-schools/
Zahir Bitter Cellist wrote: » It's happening whether you like it or not, at least there's a bit of clarity now. As for your other hysteria riddled posts about children and young teens, disgusting comments.
Boggles wrote: » The virus doesn't give a bollíx what anyone needs, this X needs this and Y needs that. Yes, everybody knows children need an education, it's not like some one will read your post and go "really, children need an education?" In a once in a generation pandemic it's about balancing that need with the safety of everyone in society. The "plan" does not come anywhere near addressing that. Aspirational nonsense draped in unworkable rhetoric.
coffeyt wrote: » Please tell me you are not a teacher because I despair to think someone with your opinion of children could be in a position where you have any impact on their education. My 4 & 5 year old would most certainly never spit at a teacher or anyone else for that matter. I sincerely doubt you have any real interaction with children if that's the way you think they behave.
Zahir Bitter Cellist wrote: » I think you'll be in for a surprise if you think teachers unions will be able to manage forcing the masks issue on children. Even they have their limits.
Boggles wrote: » Which dozen countries?
Jim_Hodge wrote: » You avoided the question again. What is the relevance to reopening schools during a pandemic?
is_that_so wrote: » Sweden, Germany, France, Czechy, Switzerland, Belgium, Finland, Norway, Holland, Greece, UK, South Korea, NZ etc.
byhookorbycrook wrote: » E36Ross wrote: » School transport to operate FULLY as normal.....Kids to wear masks and sit by siblings or others from there group.https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/715f5-government-approves-over-375-million-support-package-and-publishes-roadmap-to-enable-safe-return-of-schools/ The “ group “ don’t seem travel on the same buses . In our school alone we have over a dozen buses coming to the school . If there are to be “ staggered drop offs “ as the “ plan” says , how will buses manage ?
bettyoleary wrote: » Re Opening schools puts the whole community, c ountry in danger od opening schools again during a Pandemic. Firstly, once people are enclosed in small spaces the virus spreads. Age makes no difference. Why not just wait for the vaccine. Its coming.
lawred2 wrote: » What's your plan?
