Jess Casey: Closing schools or keeping them open – the Government faces a difficult choice
With so much importance placed on in-person learning, it seems unfathomable that Government missed the only opportunity to get the virus under control while keeping schools open Some of the safety equipment used to keep teachers and students safe in schools. File Picture: Alison Laredo
Wed, 06 Jan, 2021 - 06:30
Jess Casey, Education Correspondent
With so much importance placed on in-person learning, it seems unfathomable that Government missed the only opportunity to get the virus under control while keeping schools open. Now, we are facing at least three weeks of remote learning after repeatedly hearing schools are safe. How did we get here?