Sign up to FREE email alerts from Mirror - The Coronavirus Briefing Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid EmailSchool pupils could be banned from wearing blazers and ties to help stop the spread of coronavirus. One school near Bradford has already said pupils will not be allowed to wear blazers, shirts and ties from September amid fears these items of clothing could spread Covid-19. The chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Independent Education, Conservative MP Andrew Lewer, says traditional school uniforms at "at risk of dying out". A bill is currently going through parliament to change school uniforms, which could also see tops with school badges on them also removed. (Image: Getty Images)Beckfoot Oakbank School in Keighley, West Yorkshire, informed parents that their children would not be required to wear blazers, ties and shirts in September.

Source: Daily Mirror June 22, 2020 09:13 UTC