Teaching unions today blasted Boris Johnson's decision to start reopening schools in March as they warned that coming out of the third lockdown 'too early' could ultimately lead to a fourth national squeeze.
The PM told the Commons this afternoon that schools will not reopen until at least March 8, in a devastating blow for millions of children and parents struggling with balancing work and home-schooling.
Though Mr Johnson also ruled out a phased reopening of schools after the February half-term, unions are calling for an even longer closure as they claim March 8 could be too soon for getting children back into classrooms without causing a spike in Covid cases.