South Lanarkshire – fell when compared to October 2019. In August, six primary and seven secondary school teachers were off work for Covid-related reasons and that increased to 15 and 35 respectively in September.October saw 27 primary and 42 secondary school teachers absent as a result of coronavirus.A spokesperson for South Lanarkshire Council said: “Teacher absence in any year does fluctuate from month to month and Covid-related absences are not a significant feature here.”Pupil absences have also increased following the return to school in August.Absences among primary school pupils peaked in the second week back after summer at 14 per cent – almost four times more than the same week in 2019.The percentage of children absent among.
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