Secret Teacher: The plan for schools reopening highlights our downfalls

Crowded classrooms and outdated bathroom facilities show that current conditions must change
When the government unveiled its re-opening plan on Monday I was quietly impressed, says the Secret Teacher. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

When the government unveiled its re-opening plan on Monday I was quietly impressed, says the Secret Teacher. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

€375 million sounds like a lot of money, doesn’t it? When the government unveiled its re-opening plan on Monday I was quietly impressed. They’re taking this seriously, I thought to myself. It’s all going to be ok.

The following day I read the document in more detail and asked myself a deeper question: what is the current condition of schools in Ireland that this is costing so much?

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