Jess Casey: Teachers struggling to deal with Covid concerns in the classroom

Despite schools taking steps to stop Covid-19 emerging in classrooms, cases have been recorded, and members of the school community are concerned about exposure 

Teachers are concerned at what they see as a disparity between how close contacts are determined in a classroom, and outside school.

Not classifying vulnerable students as close contacts of a special needs assistant (SNA) who worked side-by-side with them goes against the public understanding of the term. 

Schools are taking all appropriate measures to prevent cases of Covid-19 in the classrooms but inevitably, as elsewhere, cases have emerged.