Schoolkids 'won't have to wear masks in class after 17th May' as Boris defies unions
that officials at the Department of Education are drafting new guidance which will replace the mandatory mask rule currently enforced in secondary school classrooms.Education secretary Gavin Williamson told the newspaper: “As infection rates continue to decline and our vaccination programme rolls out successfully, we plan to remove the requirement for face coverings in the classroom at step three of the roadmap.
Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, said he would be sticking by teachers who wanted masks to stay.
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