Parents say they have been pulling their children out of Brownies and Guides because they're being made to wear masks. While the government guidance was for over 11s to wear face coverings in classrooms and communal areas, Girlguiding has been telling younger children they need to wear one or else they can't attend sessions.
Mums have told the Manchester Evening News how they have been 'forced out' by the 'disgusting' and 'disproportionate' Guide rules.
Jasmine Lovell-Davis, whose 10-year-old daughter started Guides near their home in the Forest of Dean last week, said: "She came home saying she was made to wear a mask.
She said she couldn't breathe properly, it felt all wet inside the mask and she hated it. "I had expressly told them she would not be wearing a mask.
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