Headteachers have slammed Boris Johnson's decision to re-open schools for just one day before thrusting England into a third national lockdown as "madness".
The Prime Minister announced yesterday evening that primary and secondary schools would close from Tuesday until the middle of next month - with all learning switching to online.
But just over 24 hours earlier he had assured the nation it was safe for children in most of the country to return to classrooms after the Christmas break, despite facing opposition on multiple fronts.
The U-turn comes after he said there was "no doubt in my mind" that reopening schools is "safe" - and children returned to classrooms in some parts of the country on Monday morning.
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