Plans to reopen English schools ‘fail to address risk to BAME staff’
by David Batty from Science | The Guardian on (#53YAN)
NASUWT urges ministers to clarify they will fulfil their legal duties under the Equality Act
A leading teaching union has warned the prime minister that plans to reopen schools more widely next month fail to address that coronavirus poses a greater risk to black and minority ethnic pupils and staff.
Patrick Roach, the general secretary of the NASUWT, called on Boris Johnson to ensure that the government's approach to reopening state education will address the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on BAME people.
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