Tomas Ryan: Let’s do all we can to keep Covid-19 at bay in schools
We will have to tread carefully with this month’s reopening, and learn lessons from the experience in other countries
As a scientist, I have long been of the opinion that education is the central function of society.
Many of us believe that education should sit as an equal or higher priority to healthcare. Schools promote children’s mental health and well-being, and help parents to go to work. On the other hand, we have to balance this essential function with risk. That is, risk to children, risk to teachers and risk to the community.
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