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Concerns for teachers, children in March three.
Imní ar mhúinteoirí, leanaí i Márta a trí.
The country’s schools have been gradually reopening from today, five months after their cessation due to concerns about the spread of Covid-19 disease.
Tá scoileanna na tíre ag oscailt arís de réir a chéile ó inniu, cúig mhí i ndiaidh a scortha de bharr imní faoi fhorleathadh an ghalair covid 19.
Up to one million children have been returning to four thousand primary and secondary schools since this morning.
Tá suas le milliún páiste ag filleadh ar cheithre mhíle bunscoil agus scoil dara leibhéal ó mhaidin inniu.
However, teachers and special needs assistants remain concerned about health and safety in the classroom.
Tá imní fós, ámh, ar mhúinteoirí agus ar chúntóirí riachtanas speisialta faoi chúrsaí sláinte agus sábháilteachta sa seomra ranga.
The Association of Secondary Teachers and the Force union have pointed out that the Government has not done enough to protect school workers with underlying health problems.
Tá sé tugtha le fios ag Cumann na Meánmhúinteoirí agus ag an gceardchumann Fórsa nach bhfuil a ndóthain déanta ag an Rialtas le hoibrithe scoile a bhfuil bunfhadhbanna sláinte acu a chosaint.
According to Fórsa, the health considerations of the individual are not taken into account in the advice issued by the Department of Education and that the guidelines being implemented in schools are too general.
Dar le Fórsa nach gcuirtear san áireamh cúinsí sláinte an duine aonair sa chomhairle atá eistithe ag an Roinn Oideachais agus gur treoracha róghinearálta atá á gcur i bhfeidhm i scoileanna.
Workers with underlying health problems, they say, should be clinically assessed by a GP and the doctor’s report should be taken into account when setting working conditions.
Bfhearr go ndéanfadh dochtúir teaghlaigh measúnú cliniciúil ar oibrithe a bhfuil bunfhadhbanna sláinte acu, a deir siad, agus go gcuirfí tuairisc an dochtúra san áireamh agus coinníollacha oibre á leagan síos.
The case of special needs assistants, in particular, is a scheme for the union.
Tá cás na gcúntóirí riachtanas speisialta, ach go háirithe, ag déanamh scime don cheardchumann.
They, above all others, cannot stay away from their students, Force says.
Ní féidir leosan, thar aon dream eile, fanacht amach óna gcuid daltaí, a deir Fórsa.
Primary school students RTÉ spoke to yesterday said they were really looking forward to going back to school and missed the classroom.
Dúirt daltaí bunscoile ar labhair RTÉ leo inné go bhfuil siad ag tnúth go mór le dul ar ais ar scoil agus gur airigh siad uathu an seomra ranga.
They were nostalgic, felt bored and stressed while their schooling was suspended, some said.
Bhí cumha orthu, bhraith siad leamh iontu féin agus bhí strus orthu fad is a bhí a gcuid scolaíochta ar fionraí, a dúirt cuid acu.
Both parents and teachers hope that the recovery and recovery will begin properly today.
Tá súil ag tuismitheoirí agus múinteoirí araon go gcuirfear tús ceart leis an mbiseach agus an téarnamh inniu.