The Department of Education has said that further guidance in relation to the position of special education school workers who are in a high risk category or are pregnant will issue in the coming days.
Health officials took part in a webinar for school staff today in advance of plans to reopen special schools and partially reopen primary schools on Thursday for children with additional needs.
The plan has yet to receive the full approval of trade unions representing staff. 5,000 Special Needs Assistants (SNAs), special education teachers, and school principals joined the webinar on Zoom, with an additional more than 11,000 people tuning in on Youtube.