Joe McHugh: Schools may not return in September

Parents were thrown into further confusion yesterday after the Minister for Education said students would not be returning to school in September as normal.
Joe McHugh: Schools may not return in September
Education Minister Joe McHugh: "We have to balance all the risks, we cannot put the education of children on hold.” Photo: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Fri, 29 May, 2020 - 07:30
Aoife Moore, Jess Casey

- With additional reporting from Paul Hosford and Juno McEnroe

Parents were thrown into further confusion yesterday after the Minister for Education said students would not be returning to school in September as normal.

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