we re joined now by larry flanagan. he s general secretary of the educational institute of scotland. that is what so many people are hoping for is normality, from parents point of view, from children s point of view and teachers, is that what they re going to get, do you think? to get, do you think? well, i think to get, do you think? well, i think to some extent to get, do you think? well, i think to some extent that to get, do you think? well, i think to some extent that will to get, do you think? well, i think to some extent that will depend i to get, do you think? well, i think| to some extent that will depend on the path of the pandemic. everyone would hope for normality, but we are not there at the moment. despite the fact that we have re opened in scotland with some mitigations still in place, such as secondary pupils wearing masks, we have seen a record number of cases in our schools. last week, the figure doubled from the previous week and we now have the highest ever l
we ll be sanitising on entry and exit to the building and classrooms there will be hand cleaning. 0n the positive there will be changes to the bubbles which will allow pupils to mix more freely. so different abroaches in different parts of the uk. around 300,000 carbon dioxide monitors are to be made available to schools in england to try and improve ventilation. a build up of c02 could mean that fresh air is failing to circulate and action is needed. but some unions are critical of the way the return to school in england is being handled. i do not understand why really sensible safety precautions however were stopped. covid hasn t gone away. the virus is more, much more infectious in the community now than it was at this time last year. covid has upended the way schools operate. staff, students and parents can only hope that this term brings normality back to the classroom. tim muffett, bbc news.
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the administration s own messaging on covid hasn t been pristine. a few weeks ago joe announced a policy of facts or masks. now that policy could be changing to vaccine and masks. and breaking tonight the biden justice department is dropping its investigation into the covid nursing home outbreak in new york and all other blue states. a tweet earlier today: joining us is laura trump and medical contributors. part of the covid reaction and our fear has been the number of people who have died. then we look at some of the experiences and the numbers and