Legal proceedings are being launched by a parent against Northern Ireland’s decision to not close schools.
The Departments of health and education will be subject of a legal challenge surrounding the covid-19 outbreak.
The child has severe asthma and other underlying health problems – with her mother saying she could be harmed by attending school.
Solicitor Darragh Mackin is representing family – he says the child wouldn’t be at risk if she was born in the Republic of Ireland.
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