A headteacher says pupils are being forced to work with windows open because the Government is refusing to fund air purifiers to help schools tackle Covid.
The units can help reduce airborne contaminants in a poorly ventilated space - and are an an additional measure to prevent transmission of the virus within classrooms.
Schools have been given carbon dioxide monitors to help identify areas with poor ventilation. READ MORE: Parents and teachers are all worrying the same thing about January But the government is only funding air cleaning units at alternative provision and specialist or mainstream SEND settings.
Iain Linsdell, head of Poplar Primary School in Audenshaw, Tameside, says they have done all they can to improve air quality.
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