 | | | Nicola Adam | | Associate Editor |
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Good evening and I hope your Wednesday has gone well, It was announced today that face masks in classrooms will no longer be required from tomorrow but teachers’ leaders have warned that the move is “premature”.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the Commons: “Having looked at the data carefully, the Cabinet concluded that once regulations lapse the Government will no longer mandate the wearing of face masks anywhere.
“We will no longer require face masks in classrooms and the Department for Education will shortly remove national guidance on their use in communal areas.”
So face masks will no longer be worn in classrooms from tomorrow and will no longer be needed in corridors from January 27. But is this the right thing to do for pupils and for staff while infection rates remain high? Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the NEU teachers’ union, told the PA news agency: “No-one wants face masks for any longer than they have to be on... teachers and pupils much prefer education without face masks. “But I think this is premature.”
Only time will tell. What do you think - should they be wearing masks or not? Enjoy your evening, Nicola nicola.adam@jpimedia.co.uk | 
