Parents will be asked to test their teenage children twice a week for Covid when they return to the classroom, reports say.
The phased return of pupils is expected to start on March 8, with some year groups starting later so they can all be tested..AdvertisementIt is understood students will have to wear masks when they are not in their class ‘bubbles’ once they return.Schools were asked to mass test pupils in December amid the spread of the Kent variant, with teaching unions branding the idea ‘inoperable’ and ‘ridiculous’ at the time.
Officials from the Department for Education will meet union bosses on Thursday to hammer out the plans.
Twice a week?! Can we even get the results back to them in a timely manner? Is once a week not sufficient?
Why face masks FFS? Have they suddenly been proven to be effective? & You can naff off of you think my children are being tested.