THE west Belfast school at the centre of a protest over teacher absenteeism last night said it was "actively managing" any concerns.
In a letter sent to parents and published on the school's website last night, the principal and Board of Governors of De La Salle College in
Andersonstown said the protest had been a "difficult time".
Principal Claire White and Nuala Lynn from the Board of Governors said it would employ extra teachers and support staff.
The school will set up extended coursework and revision clinics for pupils due to sit exams. It will open over Easter for revision of some exam
modules. And the school will stay open longer on weekdays and open on weekends over the next few weeks.
"We hope that this information addresses your main concerns and that you are reassured that our immediate priority continues to be the full educational provision and wellbeing of all our pupils in the school," the letter read.
The letter comes after the education minister warned the dispute will have a "detrimental impact" on pupils if not resolved quickly.
John O'Dowd said matters at De La Salle College had escalated beyond what anyone had expected.
His comments came as a crowd of parents whose children attend the school held another protest outside the building yesterday morning with Sinn Féin's Rosie McCorley among those who joined the picket.
Parents were joined on Monday by sixth form pupils to protest at the high levels of teacher absenteeism amid fears that exam results will be affected.
Teachers are said to be concerned about an incident that took place last year at the school and how it was subsequently handled. The school is due to be closed today for St Patrick's Day and it remains unclear if parents are planning further protests tomorrow.
Mr O'Dowd said the longer the situation continues "the more detrimental impact it will have on the pupils".
"The actions that are taking place in the school will have a detrimental impact, not only on the education of the young people that are there now, but they will damage significantly the confidence the community deserve going into the future if this is not resolved very soon," he told Radio Ulster's Nolan programme.
The Sinn Féin minister said he understood that the dispute centred on a breakdown in relations between staff and the leadership within the school.
"Over this last year, perhaps a bit more, there has been a breakdown in relationships in the school between senior management and sections of the staff," he said.
"Morale is very low. It then escalated after an incident in November where a member of staff was then dismissed from the school over quite a serious incident.
"That is now before the Labour Relations Agency so I can't go into too much detail on it.
"But there are serious efforts taking place to bring this matter to a resolution to the satisfaction of everyone and I believe that those people involved in trying to resolve that are serious about trying to get a result."
He added: "Like parents of pupils attending De La Salle College, I am very concerned about the ongoing issues at the school and the impact on its pupils.
"I understand the school, employing authority and unions are working together to resolve the situation and I would urge all involved to bring
this to a resolution as soon as possible.
"I will be keeping the situation under close review."
