The Government has reiterated its commitment to reopen schools on 1 February, but with just over ten days to go until that deadline, many are skeptical about the prospect of pupils returning to the classroom.
In homes around the country, kitchens have been converted to classrooms and dining tables to desks, as a second semester of homeschooling is in full swing.
Catherine Hanly, a mother-of-three from Co Roscommon, is home schooling with a 14-month-old baby, a junior infant and a senior infant, while also caring for her husband who is recovering from a serious illness.
She said her full-time job involves a lot of teleconferencing and back and forth through emails, and that her employers have been flexible in facilitating home schooling.
Home school sees Louth parents and teachers in it together
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With the Christmas and new year holidays well and truly over, the school corridors and classrooms across the county should be bustling with the sounds of kids and teachers.
However once more the learning environment for primary school children has been completely changed, with the school bell no longer ringing in their ears, instead replaced by the humming of laptops.
While in 2020 the online environment was all new to teachers and parents alike, the current lockdown has seen schools become much better prepared for the challenges that face them in the weeks ahead.
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