Pupils not covered before school starts, say teachers

TEACHERS have told parents they are not responsible for pupils in the time before school doors open in the morning.

This follows a High Court ruling last week in the case of a nine-year-old boy who broke his wrist in a fall in the yard of a Cork school before classes began. It upheld a Circuit Court dismissal of the case, which was brought by the boy’s parents against the school board.

The Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) said this should clarify matters for parents who think their children are covered by school insurance once they arrive on the grounds.