WHILE many households are now receiving normal water supply, it could be up to two weeks before a number of areas will see their full supplies restored.

SCHOOLS need to constantly update their own behaviour rules to discourage and punish bullying, but are wary of over-regulation by Government on the issue, a second-level schools organisation said.

SCHOOLS will continue to ensure child abuse is stamped out but must be given statutory guidelines on reporting and other child protection issues, a principals’ leader has claimed.

SCHOOLS catering for children from Southill yesterday opened up new links with young students attending schools in Cape Town, South Africa.

SCHOOLS in Taoiseach Brian Cowen’s home county which have been waiting from eight to 12 years for building works to begin are proof of a need to overhaul the bureaucratic process, a teachers’ union has claimed.

SCHOOLS and colleges have long been accused of making it easier than heretofore for students to pass exams and though this accusation has been strongly rejected suspicions persist.

SCHOOLS look set to close and other public services set to be thrown into chaos after all the public service unions agreed to ballot for a day of action on Tuesday, November 24.

SCHOOLS have been asked by the Department of Education to hire unemployed teachers instead of retirees for substitution cover because of the huge number of graduates seeking work.

SCHOOLS could face staffing difficulties if they are not allowed to bring in substitutes for teachers out sick with suspected swine flu, second level principals have claimed.

SCHOOLS are to be offered grants to help reduce their spiralling water and energy bills, including funding for insulation similar to that recently announced for homeowners.

SCHOOLS should be allowed to allocate their staffing levels based on their needs rather than on a strict formula from the Department of Education, principals said yesterday.

CHAMPIONS St Brendan’s, Killarney are still in the Corn Uí Mhuirí title race following yesterday’s round, but only by the skin of their teeth.

Jordi Murphy’s Leinster Schools caned their Ulster counterparts for four tries in the Schools (Under-18) Inter-provincial Championship at Donnybrook today.

SCHOOLS are having problems finding qualified staff to teach Irish, home economics and other key subjects, a top school managers’ representative warned yesterday.

SCHOOLS are forced to open “on the verge of bankruptcy” because of inadequate Government funding, Labour leader Eamon Gilmore claimed last night.

SCHOOLS in Cork may benefit from grants enabling them to harvest, store and use rainwater, thus dramatically cutting hefty bills they will have to pay for using the mains supply.

SCHOOLS in Cork may benefit from grants enabling them to harvest, store and use rainwater, thus dramatically cutting hefty bills they will have to pay for using the mains supply.

SCHOOLS cannot deal with under-performing teachers without greater support from inspectors, principals warned yesterday.

NINE Munster representatives start for the Ireland Schools Under-18 side in tonight’s tasty friendly against their French counterparts at Temple Hill (7pm).

SCHOOLS closed for thousands of youngsters, Iowa’s biggest airport shut down and thick layers of ice brought down more power lines yesterday as a major ice storm glazed the nation’s midsection.

SCHOOLS must be given greater information and confidence to help them include children with special needs, a support group said yesterday.

The following is the Munster Schools U-18 team to play Ulster Schools U18 on Saturday October 13, 11am at Garryowen FC, Limerick:

SCHOOLS must care for children’s health and welfare as well as their education if they are to help poorer pupils escape the poverty trap, an expert warned yesterday.

SCHOOLS have received funding to replace unsafe goalposts and prevent injuries and deaths following a number of accidents in recent years.

SCHOOLS should soon be informed of a ban on appointing teachers to permanent jobs, a union leader said yesterday.

SCHOOLS countrywide are struggling to get additional psychological assessments for pupils once they reach their quota of two assessments per annum, the Labour Party claimed yesterday.

SCHOOLS will have greater power to discipline and expel unruly students under changes to education law which will give more weight to the rights of other students and teachers.

SCHOOLS must continue carrying out their own background checks on job applicants in support of garda vetting which can only detail criminal convictions, Children’s Minister Brian Lenihan said yesterday.

SCHOOLS may begin teaching students about health and safety from their first days in class under proposals being examined by a Government advisory body.

SCHOOLS have not become war zones, a school managers’ conference heard yesterday.

THERE are two changes due to injury to the Ireland U19 A team to playAustralia Schools in Donnybrook tomorrow (2pm).

SCHOOLS should be run by properly trained experts rather than parents and volunteers who are forced into places on management boards, a principals’ group said yesterday.

Niall Murray, Education Correspondent

Niall Murray, Education Correspondent

SCHOOLS should have security facilities for the protection of pupils in the light of the murder of Robert Holohan, a local principal said yesterday.

SCHOOLS in Limerick city will have to give priority to students from the city and enrol children from all social backgrounds to avoid a repeat of this year’s admission crisis.

SCHOOLS from Galway and Roscommon have reached the last four of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings’ schools quiz 2004.

Secondary schools that sign up with Irish Broadband will only pay for the wireless service for nine months of the year.

SCHOOLS should be funded based on the number of children from disadvantaged homes on their roll books, an expert group has told the Government.

SCHOOLS which allow expelled students to return are not being given proper support by the Department of Education, secondary managers have claimed.

Ulster Schools number eight Chris Henry inspired his Wallace High School to a 11-11 draw at Royal School Armagh.

SCHOOLS will have to provide specific protection for gay and lesbian pupils under a new code of practice to be drawn up.

SCHOOLS might not be able to function if ongoing difficulties over a paid supervision scheme for teachers are not resolved, the vocational sector has warned.

SCHOOLS should not be allowed test students for drugs, a student leader warned yesterday.