Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 19 November 2020
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
Engagement with Trade Unions on Keeping Schools Open: Discussion
Mr. Michael Gillespie:
I agree. Public health will become the priority. As I said earlier, viruses mutate and there could be a new virus in a year or two. We will have to change the way we look at the whole of society and how we design our schools in the future, so, yes, that will be brought forward.
If someone is returning, having travelled abroad, the public health advice is very clear. One must isolate for 14 days and one must obey that. As I said in my statement, keeping schools open is not just about teachers, pupils and students. The whole community must buy into keeping schools open.
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