Boris Johnson has hinted that schools could be shut imminently - as soon as this week - but others may remain open. The Government is preparing to run “skeleton schools” as it steps up the restrictions on the public in the face of the coronavirus outbreak.
Headteachers have been asked to work out how many of their children need to be looked after to free up key workers. It came after increasing numbers of parents decided to keep their children at home own off their own back.
While teaching unions warned the government that staff absences would make closures inevitable. Asked today about kids staying at home, the PM admitted he “completely” understood parents concerns.
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