ASTI: Schools face closure if too cold due to Covid-19 ventilation

Keeping classrooms warm while ensuring they are properly ventilated has been a big problem in schools, according to the ASTI.

Schools may be forced to close over the winter months if the weather gets too cold due to ventilation and heating issues as a result of Covid-19, the Oireachtas Education Committee has heard.

Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) general secretary  Kieran Christie said: "As the colder weather has set in, keeping many classrooms warm, ensuring they will be appropriately ventilated, has been a big problem in schools. Teachers and students are there in their coats in many instances.