Keep them at home : Headteacher in Berkshire tells parents not to send their children to school amid soaring Covid cases as more councils look set to defy orders to open primaries despite assurances from Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson has urged parents to send their children back to primaries that are set to reopen tomorrow
PM said he had no doubt that schools were safe but refused to rule out full shutdown in the weeks to come
Headteacher Gil Denham said she can t guarantee that pupils or staff will not be exposed if they return
Insisted in a letter that parents should only send their children in if they feel the risk is not too high
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The leader of Kent County Council has urged Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to keep all primary schools closed in the county. Primary school pupils in Thanet, Canterbury, Dover and Folkestone and Hythe are expected to return on Monday while the other districts in Kent, including Dartford, will learn remotely for the first two weeks of term with arrangements being reviewed on January 18. Council leader Roger Gough and cabinet member for education and skills Richard Long wrote to Mr Williamson, saying: We recognise and share the strong arguments about the damaging impact of learning loss and social isolation on children from not being in school, as well as the impact on families.
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A nationwide lockdown is being called up by the leader of the opposition.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson to bring in new national Covid restrictions within the next 24 hours, rather than hint that he will do so soon.
Sir Keir told reporters: “The virus is clearly out of control and there’s no good the Prime Minister hinting that further restrictions are coming into place in a week, or two or three.
Kent County Council issues statement on extended school closures after Christmas break
Schools in Dartford, Gravesham, Sevenoaks, Medway, Ashford, Maidstone, Tonbridge and Malling, Tunbridge Wells and Swale will remain closed beyond January 4
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