From today, students in third class and above must wear a mask, unless medically exempt.The Education Minister says if a childs glasses are fogging up and disrupting their learning, they may be able to get a cert from their GP to exclude them from the new rule.Minister Norma Foley says the measure is designed to protect the school community:
"This is an additional measure. It is the expert medical view of public health and NPHET here that it will be an addition and addition protection for children and that's the important thing here. This is regarded as a protection for children individually and collectively and the school community."
