Face masks likely to stay in classrooms as schools set to defy guidance
UK s largest teaching union writes to headteachers and council chiefs, urging them to ‘actively encourage’ pupils to wear coverings
14 May 2021 • 3:50pm
Dozens of schools around the country have said they will continue to require face masks until May half term (in a few weeks) when they will undertake a review, while others have not given an end date
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Face masks are set to stay in the classroom as schools and councils prepare to defy government guidance, The Telegraph has found.
Bury, Bolton and Bedford are among the councils advising that schoolchildren should continue to wear masks, despite Boris Johnson announcing that this is no longer required from Monday.