Two-teacher primary school in Kerry embracing the new normal as children return

To accommodate for social distancing, students’ desks will be more spaced out across the school

Ballyfinnane National School Principal Catherina O'Shea and Mike Carroll, Chairperson, Board of Management erecting safe signage as they prepare to re-open the Mid Kerry school on Monday.File pictures: Don MacMonagle

No matter what size a school is, there’s a long list of to-dos to be ticked off the checklist before students begin to make their return to the classroom.

That’s certainly the case for Ballyfinane National School, a two-teacher primary school with just under 30 students in Firies, Killarney, Co Kerry.