O'Keeffe allows schools to reopen [IrishTimes]
- Published: 12 January 2010
Minister for Education and Science, Batt O'Keeffe yesterday appealed to school boards of management to take account of conditions facing parents bringing their children to school as he rescinded a national decision to close all primary and secondary schools until Wednesday.
Mr O'Keeffe announced today it was now up to local boards of management to decide if they wished to open their schools tomorrow but he urged them to consider not just the conditions within the school grounds but the approach roads and transportation difficulties.
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