Education Minister Michelle McIlveen has made a written ministerial statement to the Northern Ireland Assembly on the use of face coverings by post-primary pupils in classrooms.
Use of face coverings in post-primary classrooms
The Minister has confirmed that post-primary pupils will no longer be required to wear face coverings in classrooms from 21 March.
A copy of the Minister’s statement is available here: Education Minister’s statement
A guidance note has been issued to all schools and is available here: Guidance note
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