READER POLL: Are you sending your children to school this week?

With rising Covid-19 cases, some parents are choosing to keep their kids out of schools this week in the run-up to Christmas.

Schools remain open until Wednesday, December 22 but a report in the Irish Times on Monday suggested absenteeism is expected to be up this week as omicron takes hold. 

Parents keeping kids out of school this week as Covid cases soar

Other kids are out of school because they are close contacts and awaiting test results.

So, what we want to know - are you sending your kids to school this week? If not, why not? Let us know in the comments on Facebook.