amacca wrote: » The chicken fillet roll one Dont know if that was a teacher or student getting slammed to the ground, looked like a teacher
km79 wrote: » So at a time when school staff have been working frantically for months to get them Covid compliant and have been told to limit visitors etc etc etc the Taoiseach has this morning has this to say “ "I would like us to do more for the arts through schools. I said to Norma Foley to look at giving artists work in schools. Children will benefit, arts and culture will benefit, we keep artists working. We have to create new areas of employment." Give them work in schools What kind of work? Just make up jobs for unqualified people is it ? Child protection ? Maybe they can open and close the schools at nights and weekends for the SEC during leaving cert This constant mixed messages is not helpful
jrosen wrote: » I think its a great idea. Something I think the students and teacher could benefit from. Obviously it needs to be planned for/child protection/garda vetting etc but I dont think it should be ruled out immediately.
km79 wrote: » But what about all the “lost tuition time “ we heard about since March when we went on holidays apparently ? What about the TY guidance stating virtual visits from speakers rather than face to face visits should be considered? What about all the planning schools put into a “safe “ return ? The govt don’t have a clue what to do about Artists , Musicians etc so their solution is to put them into schools ? No. Unacceptable from everyone’s point of view . It’s not a childcare or entertainment facility despite some people’s perceptions of what we do .
jrosen wrote: » There is lots to be gained from experience, its seems really stupid to me to rule out something without trying it. Its not all about the 4 walls of a classroom.
History Queen wrote: » First year student assaulted by a third year student according to thishttps://theliberal.ie/footage-goes-viral-of-3rd-year-boy-slamming-1st-year-girl-to-the-ground-in-co-louth-school/
amacca wrote: » it really doesn't look like that in the clip......the victim looks like an adult woman in a skirt suit of some kind...doesn't look like a school uniform, however she got back to her feet pretty quick.
gaiscioch wrote: » If, among the artists, etc, we could get some inspirational speakers and practical philosophers into schools that would be greatly appreciated. So many kids drifting, and others not inspired to put their hearts and souls into the final two years. Somebody to give them an inkling of how tough life can be, and how education is the most empowering thing they'll ever engage with. That this, right now, is their moment. And how their freedom in so many respects will rest upon their educational achievements and all the doors it will open. That it's worth it to focus, to give their all. Empower them with belief in the reality that they are the greatest force in changing their lives and today is the start. It should be the easiest sell but we all need to remind ourselves and our students how uniquely empowering education is. So many kids need that hope, inspiration and empowerment. These years don't come back and these are the years in which they have the power to build foundation stones for their future freedom.
gaiscioch wrote: » If, among the artists, etc, we could get some inspirational speakers and practical philosophers into schools that would be greatly appreciated.
Sardonicat wrote: She looks like her head was slammed onto a desk. Whoever she was that's appalling. Is her assailant still in school?
no.8 wrote: » I hope that fella gets expelled and also endures a dose of harsh reality for his act. What a scumbag
khalessi wrote: » At the moment we have been advised no visitors to the school due to Covid, so that means no Judges from Intel for Young Scientists exhibition, no Rugby, GAA, no bike safety training, Cricket, Tennis, Badmintonm GAA coaches, no visiting Authors, no Dublin Fire Brigade. Nothing so why suddenly are artists immune to Covid? I suppose if they could get a Covid test but having someone wandering school to school is not the brightest idea when this is a viral spread.
Murple wrote: » The other small detail would be who would pay them? Would it be up to schools to find the funding? Would parents be expected to pay? Would the artists etc. be paid out of the DES budget?
man_no_plan wrote: » If we all calmed down a bit we might see what they mean by it. An artist in residence or writer in residence could be an excellent addition to a school. If the govt are paying the pandemic unemployment payment anyway they might as well fire another few quid at them and let them in. Once it wouldn't be a half a day here and there it could actually bring a lot to the school.
Class Action News · APP DEVELOPERS REALLY FECKED UP BIG-TIME An inquiry is being held after it emerged that the much lauded Covid tracker app was found to have a serious malfunction in its design. This glitch came to light in recent days when a number of teachers were found to be close contacts of a Covid-positive person in their school. However, officials from the HSE and the DES were quickly onto the case and confirmed that ‘no’ the teachers were not in fact close contacts, the app had got it wrong. The government has criticized the developers of the app, stating that they were specifically instructed to build a teacher-blocking feature into the app. “Our line has always been clear on this. Schools are to remain open at all costs, and by hook or by crook we’ll keep them open.” In a statement, a DES official said public health officials had reviewed data from the app and had come to the conclusion that, the app had indeed ****ed up and that data gathered from teachers could not be deemed to be reliable. “Everyone knows that teachers are a bunch of whingers who would do anything for a day off. Didn’t we give them six months while we tried to get our act together. What more do they want?” Contradicting the data from the app, teachers were being told “you were never that close anyway” and have been instructed not to bother getting tested and to go about their business as normal. It is believed that the government is now considering directing all teachers to delete the app from their phones. “We really don’t want to find ourselves in a situation where people will think that this virus can be spread in schools. We’ve given schools loads and loads and loads of money to make themselves immune. Ffs can’t they get anything right?” Meanwhile, the DES are readying an army of inspectors to invade schools and to report back on any real or imagined non-compliance with guidelines. ”We have to be prepared, when all this goes wrong for us, at least we’ll be able to blame the schools.” © Class Action News, September 2020
mirrorwall14 wrote: » Is anyone else having issue with ETB's saying that being advised by the HSE to restrict your movements because of living with a suspected case (while they await testing) is not covered by the circular and insisting that staff have to take unpaid leave or other leave for this? They seem to be saying that 8.5 only applies if you are a contact of a confirmed case. But that isn't the only time you are advised to restrict? If staff have to take unpaid then honestly part timers are just going to come to school even if there is a suspected case in the house. They won't be able to afford unpaid leave everytime one of them is waiting for a test particularly if living in a household full of teachers. Same scenario for parents with kids. Mortgages have to be paid. Its far more likely people will just say "ah its almost certain to be negative I'm not taking unpaid"
Millem wrote: » Unbelievable. What unpaid leave do they expect staff to take? The only leave I know of is “unpaid personal days”? They need to be approved by the BOM and you get 10 per year. From my experience with covid testing that could mean 3 days off Why can’t staff work from home? My niece was doing her schoolwork online where she had contact with a suspected case.
s1ippy wrote: » https://twitter.com/V4PIreland/status/1308103629203742720?s=20 Might as well share this here too. They are among us.
History Queen wrote: » Saw that on Twitter. Absolute disgrace, futher down the thread the principal says when he pointed out that this was against guidance, the parent felt totally justified as the test was negative anyway ....obviously this type of attitude will only be the minority but it could potentially cause massive problems in schools. One thing I've come to conclude during all this is that, as a nation, we are incredibly shortsighted and selfish.
