'Limited interation' new reality for students

Distancing of students and staff, desk spacing, staggered meal times, repeated hand washing, and the avoidance of physical contact may be the new reality for students returning to school in September.

The interim guidance from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre for the reopening of schools, issued to the Department of Education last week, encourages schools to limit interaction on arrival and departure and in hallways and other shared spaces within schools.