all schools closed until thursday 14th jan

moretothegirl · 08-01-2010 06:01PM #1

wow if only to be in school again ....http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0108/live_weather_transport_updates.html

Professey Chin · 08-01-2010 06:02PM

Those little bastards :mad:

admiralofthefleet · 08-01-2010 06:03PM

i wonder how upset the kids are

moretothegirl · 08-01-2010 06:04PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

i wonder how upset the kids are

going by the reaction of my little sister.... not very.... there were tears all right... tears of joy

AnonoBoy · 08-01-2010 06:04PM

Where does it say that in the link?

All I can see is:

RTE.ie wrote:

Continuing adverse conditions mean that school closures could continue into next week.

rednik · 08-01-2010 06:05PM

All in all it's just another brick in the wall.

highgiant1985 · 08-01-2010 06:05PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Where does it say that in the link?

All I can see is:

try refreshing the page. It says at the time 4:46.

4.46pm: Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe has ordered that the country's 4,000 national and secondary schools are to remain closed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

kona · 08-01-2010 06:06PM

Teachers must be the biggest bunch of moany sissys in the country.

If everybody else can get to work, and do exams, no reason why these lazy overpaid control freaks cant do the same.

Are they going to make up the hours later in the summer? **** no!

I feel sorry for the 3rd and 6th years with their mocks soon.:o

Morlar · 08-01-2010 06:08PM

Ultimate Chin wrote: »

Those little bastards :mad:

zactly, now the little feckers will be out pouring water down anything that looks like a hill to create black ice waterslides for all !

AnonoBoy · 08-01-2010 06:09PM

highgiant1985 wrote: »

try refreshing the page. It says at the time 4:46.

4.46pm: Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe has ordered that the country's 4,000 national and secondary schools are to remain closed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

I'm reading a 16.58 version of the page and there's no mention of it.

highgiant1985 · 08-01-2010 06:10PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I'm reading a 16.58 version of the page and there's no mention of it.

I refreshed there and they've pulled it. It was there so not sure why they've taken it down.

stovelid · 08-01-2010 06:11PM

Put them to work gritting.

moretothegirl · 08-01-2010 06:11PM

kona wrote: »

Teachers must be the biggest bunch of moany sissys in the country.

If everybody else can get to work, and do exams, no reason why these lazy overpaid control freaks cant do the same.

Are they going to make up the hours later in the summer? **** no!

I feel sorry for the 3rd and 6th years with their mocks soon.:o

I hardly think the decision has been made for the teachers, it has been decided because they had to be seen to do something. Its not safe sending parents and children out on the roads.... I know in my area all the roads are still lethal constantly cars going into spins and being abandoned. My sister has to drive for half an hour on a bus and the road has been closed because its so dangerous! If they hadn't made this decision then there would have been people risking their lives to come in to an empty school as so many just wouldn't risk it !

Burkatron · 08-01-2010 06:11PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I'm reading a 16.58 version of the page and there's no mention of it.

Yep, it was there on the site a few minutes ago but its gone!

OnTheBalls · 08-01-2010 06:11PM

My dad works with the department of education. I have it on good word that all schools in Louth will definately be closed until Thursday. Those little bastards.

moretothegirl · 08-01-2010 06:11PM

highgiant1985 wrote: »

I refreshed there and they've pulled it. It was there so not sure why they've taken it down.

it was just announced on 2fm on the news too

08-01-2010 06:13PM

Now, do all 3rd level students also have a few days off to look forward to?

spurious · 08-01-2010 06:14PM

OnTheBalls wrote: »

My dad works with the department of education. I have it on good word that all schools in Louth will definately be closed until Thursday. Those little bastards.

Can you please ask him is that a departmental instruction to all schools?

highgiant1985 · 08-01-2010 06:15PM

Its back up on rte website now

4:50pm: Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe has ordered that the country's 4000 national and secondary schools are to remain closed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

refresh your page

Mmcd · 08-01-2010 06:15PM

Its back up again

4:50pm: Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe has ordered that the country's 4000 national and secondary schools are to remain closed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

moretothegirl · 08-01-2010 06:16PM

spurious wrote: »

Can you please ask him is that a departmental instruction to all schools?

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0108/educationweather.html

This states all schools .

highgiant1985 · 08-01-2010 06:17PM

Link to story here

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0108/educationweather.html

AnonoBoy · 08-01-2010 06:18PM

Back up. Good news for the kids until they realise that they have to make the days up in the summer!

Muuuuwwwwaaahhhhhaaaaaaa!!!!!!

Ilovelucy · 08-01-2010 06:19PM

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0108/educationweather.html

Cool Running · 08-01-2010 06:32PM

Bat O Keefe live now on Matt Cooper

tvnutz · 08-01-2010 06:35PM

kona wrote: »

Teachers must be the biggest bunch of moany sissys in the country.

If everybody else can get to work, and do exams, no reason why these lazy overpaid control freaks cant do the same.

Are they going to make up the hours later in the summer? **** no!

I feel sorry for the 3rd and 6th years with their mocks soon.:o

This kind of nonsense pisses me off no end.The teachers had nothing to do with this decision. The principal of a school near me wanted to open and most teachers would have been able to make but the board of management (made up of parents) and the parents association said for health and safety reasons it was to remain closed.

Some schools that did open yesterday and today had very low attendences. A friend of mine was teahcing a class with 9 kids in it yesterday,out of what was supposed to be 29. The fact is that many kids do walk and cycle to school and the footpaths are lethal and will be getting worse with the snow being compacted and then freezing.

So ye you can moan all you want about teachers and their holidays and pay etc etc but cop yourself on thinking this closure has anything to do with the teachers not wanting to go into work.

Ridiculous post you have made there.

Conor108 · 08-01-2010 06:37PM

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

i wonder how upset the kids are

I am quite upset! But I'm in 6th year so

Quite behind on a few subjects, mocks coming up etc.

TheDriver · 08-01-2010 06:37PM

+1, as a teacher, I would much prefer to have good weather and school on than this crap weather and school closed, what do you think we will actually be able to do with the time off?
OUr school was open yesterday and its well in country and very few in and as much as we would have no problem being open, it would be like having a shop with no customers or hospital with no patients.
I laugh when the ol anti public servant brigade come out in force!

AnonoBoy · 08-01-2010 06:38PM

Conor108 wrote: »

I am quite upset! But I'm in 6th year so Quite behind on a few subjects, mocks coming up etc.

Use it as extra study time.

The Leaving Cert isn't that hard anyways.

Isotonic · 08-01-2010 06:39PM

Lol at the poster blaming the teachers..

. They re prob to blame for the weather too.......Cop yourself on. Its a sensible decision giving priority to childrens safety.

Proto · 08-01-2010 06:40PM

Even though I'll eventually end up paying for it....

Suck it b!tches!! :P

all schools closed until thursday 14th jan

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