The Department of Education has confirmed schools will reopen on Thursday
It says the public health advice is that safety measures currently in place are effective and appropriate for the new term.
Minister Norma Foley met with unions earlier to discuss if the reopening should be pushed back.
INTO President Joe McKeown says they've asked for help when decisions need to be made on sending students home:
"There was a recognition that principals will need support to keep schools open, they need support in terms of staffing and so arrangements have been made to to make more student teachers available, or necessary, that is now accepted and acknowledged that it will probably not be possible to give every class in every school open and the principles we need guidance and support when those difficult decisions have been made"
