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Updated: 12 Jan 2021, 3:48
SCHOOLS are rationing places for children of key workers as classrooms are now 60 per cent full amid fears it could undermind lockdown, it has been reported.
The Department for Education guidance states that only one parent needs to be a critical worker for their child to attend class, but some schools are reportedly refusing children unless both parents are.
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Schools are being forced to ration spots for children, it has been reported Credit: PA:Press Association
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Parents who are key workers are advised to keep their children home if they can Credit: Alamy Live News
The government guidance also says parents who are keys workers should keep their children home if they can .
Schools are ignoring government guidelines and refusing to allow children into class unless BOTH parents are key workers, MailOnline has learned.
Department for Education guidance states that only one parent needs to be a critical worker for their child to attend class – even if both parents are working from home.
It adds parents who are key or critical workers should keep their children at home if they can .
Schools are ignoring government guidelines and refusing to allow children into class unless BOTH parents are key workers
But head teachers in many areas say increasing pressure on spaces has meant they now have to ‘ration’ places, and many have chosen to prioritise families where both parents are classed as key workers.
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