Over 300 thousand students have returned to their classrooms this morning.
Leaving Certificate students and the first four years of primary school are the first to go back to school since the Christmas break.
At Cappoquin national school around 100 of the 193 students will be present. The school has two ASD units and 10 children returned to those classrooms last Monday.
Principal Martin Delaney said overall both the staff and students were delighted to get back, and although there was some apprehension he believes the phased return is sensible.
Joy as some schoolchildren across Waterford return to the classroom. #WLRNews has been hearing from Cappoquin National School in Co #Waterford. More online and on air pic.twitter.com/taaN7eJm96
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Lily Bardgett from Waterford one of the many back to school this morning! Her mum Jenny delighted today has come. pic.twitter.com/xkPCYKdXP0
— WLR (@wlrfm) March 1, 2021
Hear now from Leo Coffey, Bella Buckley, Sophie and Khloe O'Rourke, Ksawier and Cailen, Maebh Coughlan and her brother Aaron all from Cappoquin National School, plus Luke Brown from St Declan's in Waterford city and Zoe Brown from St Ursula's school
