Covid outbreaks: Primary teachers demand return of contact tracing and rethink on face masks for kids

The Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) wants to see the re-introduction of testing and contact tracing and the expansion of the supply panel for substitute teachers to cover all primary and special schools. Picture: Larry Cummins

The principal of a primary school in Wexford has said that C02 monitors are not a sufficient measure to combat Covid-19 in schools and warned that HSE guidelines for schools are not strong enough to prevent transmission within classrooms and schools.

Vicky Barron of the CBS primary school said under HSE guidelines that asymptomatic children were allowed to go to school even if they were close contacts, however a number of children in her school were found to be positive despite not having any symptoms.