Teaching union 'increasingly concerned' about public health precautions

Teaching unions say more needs to be done to protect people in the classroom. File Picture: Alison Laredo

Keeping schools open must be met with a commitment to keep them safe, the primary teachers union has warned, as it highlighted “inadequacies” in testing and contact tracing for schools.

With the country on the verge of further Covid-19 restrictions, the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) says it is “growing increasingly” concerned that the current public health precautions for teachers are inadequate.