The body representing Catholic primary schools has written to the Minister for Health warning of the possibility of the forced closure of schools and classes catering for children with disabilities unless teachers and other staff working with those children are vaccinated as soon as possible.
In a letter to Stephen Donnelly, the Catholic Primary Schools Management Association (CPMSA) has urged him to prioritise the early vaccination of staff working in special schools and special classes attached to mainstream primary schools to ensure they can continue to deliver face-to-face education.
The CPSMA said these workers are "in many cases performing the same type of work and are exposed to the same type of Covid-19 risks as frontline health