Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the National Education Union, called on ministers to take urgent preventative action to avoid more serious upheaval after children start returning to schoolExclusive: Children must wear face masks in schools to stop Covid surge, union boss saysSecondary pupils should wear face-masks from the start of term to help tackle an expected surge in Covid cases, unions have suggested. The Government should also fund ventilation units in schools to limit transmission of the virus in overcrowded buildings. Hundreds of schools across the country are expected to reintroduce tougher Covid measures within weeks of returning to the classroom as infections spike. Scientific data has suggested wearing masks in schools could cut Covid transmission by as much as eight times. "My concern is that the Government appears to be divesting itself of responsibility for controlling the virus onto parents.

Source: Daily Mirror August 31, 2021 18:56 UTC