All Northern Ireland pupils will return to school full-time from the beginning of term, the Education Minister Peter Weir has announced today.
Schools have been closed since March due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Principals have been busy preparing back to school plans which would have seen pupils split into two groups, with one group attending Monday and Tuesday and the other, Thursday and Friday.
This afternoon the @niexecutive agreed to my proposal which will enable all schools to return safely, full time, at the start of the new term. This is what parents want and is the best outcome for children in NI. pic.twitter.com/bto96yhDD5
— Peter Weir (@peterweirmla) August 6, 2020