Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that schools will most likely reopen in a phased way, which could begin with students who have special needs followed by Leaving Cert students.
However, he added that most students would not return to school before St Patrick's Day.
Irish Independent education editor Katherine Donnelly, Leaving Cert student Zana Zee Keough and education columnist and guidance counsellor Brian Mooney joined us to discuss what should happen.