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Could schools be forced to send pupils home due to shortage of substitute teachers

Pupils in primary schools could end up being sent home due to a growing shortage of substitute te...

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09.21 27 Oct 2021


Could schools be forced to send pupils home due to shortage of substitute teachers


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Pupils in primary schools could end up being sent home due to a growing shortage of substitute teachers being able to provide cover for teachers who are out sick, The Irish Primary Principals Network has warned.  For more on this Ciara spoke to Maeve Tierney St Cronan's Boys National School in Bray

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