This section of the site will give you some information on COVID-19 and how it might affect your return to school.
Different government departments continue to work hard on providing guidance and resources for the safe return of schools. There is a central website that contains a lot of this information and it can be found by using this link.
Topics and content on the site include:
- Information for students and their families
- Wellbeing resources
- School Transport
Schools will be introducing an enhanced cleaning regime.
Students practising good general hygiene and washing hands properly and often will help to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Dos
- Wash your hands properly and often. Use hand sanitiser or soap and water.
- Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve when you cough and sneeze.
- Put used tissues into a bin and wash your hands.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
Don’ts
- Do not touch your eyes, nose or mouth if your hands are not clean.
- Do not share objects that touch your mouth – bottles or cups, for example.
When you should wash your hands:
- after coughing or sneezing
- before and after eating
- before and after preparing food
- if you were in contact with someone who has a fever or respiratory symptoms (cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing)
- before and after being on public transport
- before and after being in a crowd (especially an indoor crowd)
- when you enter and leave buildings, including your home or anyone else’s home
- if you have handled animals or animal waste
- if your hands are dirty
- after toilet use
How to wash your hands properly:
Social distancing is important to help slow the spread of coronavirus. It minimises contact between potentially infected individuals and healthy individuals.
You should:
- keep space between you and other people
- avoid any crowded places
- not shake hands or make close contact with other people, if possible
Follow any social distancing and hygiene advice everywhere inside the school.
There will be separate advice about:
- self-isolating if you have symptoms of coronavirus
- taking extra care if you’re at higher risk from coronavirus
- what to do if you live with someone who has coronavirus symptoms
- what to do if you are a close contact of a confirmed case of coronavirus
- travel
This website will be updated as the situation and advice become clearer.
Department of Education COVID-19 information:
https://www.education.ie/en/covid-19/
HSE COVID-19 information
https://www2.hse.ie/coronavirus/
Department of Health COVID-19 information
https://www.gov.ie/en/campaigns/c36c85-covid-19-coronavirus/