Full list of NI schools closed for security concerns

A number of Northern Ireland schools are closed on Monday morning due to security concerns.

Local councillor Jason Barr said the circumstances are still unclear, but the list of schools which have closed has increased in the last hour.

One of the schools affected, Erne Integrated College, said traffic is "extremely backed up" this morning, due to the alert.

LIVE: Several NI schools closed for 'security reasons'

Full list of schools closed*:

A spokesperson for Holy Cross College said: "Unfortunately the school has to close today due to a security concern.

"Any children already en route, we would ask that parents make arrangements to collect them. We will update you all as soon as possible this morning."

The PSNI, Education Authority and Department of Education have been contacted.

We'll be refreshing this list throughout the morning, and will have live updates on this developing story on our blog here.

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