Secondary schools across the county are closed this morning as teachers begin industrial action over pay.
ASTI members are taking part in the first of 7 planned strike days nationwide between now and December the 7th.
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The Department of Education has issued a circular saying if teachers go ahead with a plan not to report for supervision and substitution duties after the midterm – they'll be off the payroll from November 7th.
Clare ASTI representative Peter Quinn insists teachers have been left with no other choice but to engage in industrial action.
