Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 June 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Special Educational Needs: Impact of Covid-19 (Resumed)

Mr. Dalton Tattan:

It is something we would have to consider. As I said earlier, the public health guidance is going to inform where we are and that will be based on the experience as we move through the summer. There may need to be changes in how both SNAs and special education teachers work with their students because of physical distancing, other restrictions and heightened concerns. Some of the children we are talking about have significant medical conditions as well so we have to take cognisance of all of that. Until we have that guidance, we are not going to know for certain how we will go about that but it is something we can keep under review.

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