Confusion over face masks as some schools in England could relax rules within days
by Josh Halliday and Helen Pidd from on (#57C0D)
Government criticised as schools to get only 10 Covid testing kits for start of term next week
More than 300,000 students in England will be required to wear face coverings when schools reopen next week - although thousands of pupils could be told within days that they are no longer mandatory.
There was confusion among MPs after Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, announced in an 11th-hour U-turn that secondary school pupils in lockdown areas would be required to wear face masks in communal spaces from next week.
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