The union that represents Special Needs Assistants has said agreement to reopen schools for children with special educational needs has not been reached.
In a statement issued late last night, hours after the Department of Education told schools that interim arrangements were in place, Fórsa said that efforts to achieve the partial reopening are still under way and that enhanced safety measures have yet to be agreed.
The union said that while it hoped to be able to advise SNAs that it was safe to cooperate with the phased reopening of schools for children with special educational needs, a final decision would not be reached until Tuesday.