Failure to reassure teachers before special schools reopening a 'calamity', says Cork TD

Plans for in-school special education to resume on Thursday are in doubt as the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO) says teachers' safety concerns have not been addressed.

The failure of the Minister for Education to allay the concerns of teachers and school staff to guarantee the reopening of special education later this week has been described as a "calamity" by one TD.

Sinn Féin spokesperson on Education Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire said the failure of Norma Foley to address concerns raised by school staff represents "a monumental failure on the government's part".