School-term dates face review following closures due to snow [Independent.ie]
- Published: 03 December 2010
THE chaos caused by the Arctic weather may force a review of the rules governing the school year.
The massive disruption is likely to cause a rethink on whether the school calendar is flexible enough to cater for such unforeseen events.
The issue is expected to come up in talks about to get under way on the Standardised School Year, which dictates opening and closing dates.
Many schools -- closed for a week already -- don't know when they will re-open because the Met office predicts there will be no let-up in the extreme conditions until next Wednesday. If the weather clears by the middle of next week, it will raise questions for some Catholic schools that have arranged to close on December 8, a church holy day.
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