Open and shut case against the minister

EDUCATION Minister Batt O’Keeffe’s decision last week to close all schools because of the weather was ridiculous, but surely it was even more ridiculous for him then to announce they should reopen yesterday.

I’m sure that, like me, many people had made other plans for the week.

And not only that, but the minister decided to reopen them when the snow was melting, but the slush hardened again in some places, making conditions lethal for children and parents.