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LONDON, May 10, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – A heated battle is being waged in the U.K. over whether children should be forced to wear face coverings in schools, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently making a surprise intervention to stop wearing masks as of May 17.
Since the start of the COVID-19 restrictions in the U.K., masks have become a pervasive sight, gradually moving into the classrooms.
In August 2020, a primary school in Buckinghamshire became the first to mandate masks for its pupils.
Days later, and under pressure from teachers’ unions, Johnson performed yet another U–turn regarding face masks in schools, making them mandatory for schools located in areas designated with a higher risk of COVID-19 infection. Nationally, secondary schools (for ages 11–18) were also given the guidance to mandate masks as they saw fit. However, children would not be required to wear masks while stationary in the classrooms, but only in communal areas.
After the reopening of schools in March following a nationwide lockdown imposed in the new year, new guidance was given in line with the gradual easing of restrictions. Secondary school students were “strongly encouraged”
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