Primary school pupils should NOT be told to wear masks, says No10
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Department for Education has written to Redbridge council about the advice
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Primary school pupils should not be told to wear face masks when they return to class next week, Downing Street said today.
No10 issued the statement after a London council advised primary as well as secondary schools that students should wear face coverings.
The Department for Education has written to Redbridge council about the advice.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “Children in primary schools should not be asked to wear face coverings when they return to school from March 8.
“You have seen our guidance which is clear, that face coverings are only necessary for pupils in Year 7 and above.
“The Department for Education is in contact with the local council on that matter.”
He stressed that the advice for secondary school pupils to wear face masks would be reviewed at Easter.
He defended the fact that the guidance was advisory rather than mandatory after Robert Halfon, chairman of the Commons education committee, raised concerns that it could lead to “mask anarchy”.
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