A school and college have closed to all pupils amid single cases of Omicron. Students at Rochdale Sixth Form College and nearby Falinge Park High have both followed the advice of public health officials to move to remote learning until the end of term.
Some parents are unhappy that their children are once again missing out on face-to-face learning time when they have already lost so much classroom time throughout the pandemic.
READ MORE: Union chiefs warn '500 paramedics could lose job' with mandatory vaccine law And they are questioning why they aren't following the updated government guidance that from today, Tuesday, close contacts of Omicron cases should be able to take daily lateral flow tests as an alternative to isolation.
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