Thousands of secondary school teachers go on strike around the country today demanding better pay and conditions.
It's their second strike action in a month, as the Post Primary Teachers' Association seeks improvements to its members' collective agreement.
Putting the debate about the need for industrial action to one side, it means yet another day away from class for students who've barely had a full school week this year. And that's on top of two of the most disrupted school years in our history, owing to the Covid-19 lockdowns.
So what impact is all of this lost classroom time having on students? And what do they make of it?
First Up producer Leonard Powell went to find out.
