Lifting of Covid rules in England ‘will lead to rise in home schooling’
by Sally Weale Education correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5WCSR)
Fears over forced exclusion' of vulnerable pupils whose families will be too scared to send them to school
The lifting of Covid restrictions in England will lead to a further rise in home schooling and the forced exclusion" of immunosuppressed pupils whose families will be too scared to send them to school, an academy trust leader has warned.
Steve Chalke, the founder of the Oasis academy trust of 52 schools, said the scrapping of twice-weekly testing in school communities and the legal requirement to self-isolate after a positive test was a huge gamble".
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