Year 10 at the school where my wife works has been closed down by Public Health England; the threshold was actually passed a few days ago and the school year is over for them. Year 9 is borderline in terms of the number of isolations and absenteeisms, and really should also have been shut down by now. Year 11s obviously finished a while back anyway.
The incidence of positive tests has gone through the roof since that brief period of relaxation of wearing masks; it's impossible not to make the connection. Next week is the one where students - those who are still able to attend - will be cramming maskless onto coaches and heading off to places like Alton Towers.
The incidence of positive tests has gone through the roof since that brief period of relaxation of wearing masks; it's impossible not to make the connection. Next week is the one where students - those who are still able to attend - will be cramming maskless onto coaches and heading off to places like Alton Towers.