AQW 22784/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 22191/17-22, what advice she is giving to parents of pupils who are clinically extremely vulnerable, or have relatives who are clinically extremely vulnerable, regarding attendance at schools where COVID-19 cases have been identified.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 20 September 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 20 September 2021
- Answer due by
- 5 October 2021
- Answered
- 27 September 20217 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
In keeping with the current Government advice available on the NIDirect website pupils previously shielding or with a family member who was previously shielding due to being identified as ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ can continue to go to school.
Relevant attendance codes may also be used in exceptional circumstances where medical evidence is provided to support a child abstaining from school.
Guidance on which absence codes to apply along with a series of “Frequently Asked Questions” was issued to schools on 23 August 2021 via DE Circular 2021/16