The head of a leading teachers’ union has said revised guidance to schools on Covid-19 testing amid continued high transmission rates will be greeted "with cynicism" by school leaders.
According to the updated guidance, s chool principals should ask all pupils in a class where there are a number of Covid cases to take a lateral flow test.
The new guidance, which applies to pupils in both primary and post-primary schools, also states that principals do not need to contact the Public Health Agency (PHA) before introducing "extended testing".
