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Old 19-12-2020, 20:51   #1765
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Re: Coronavirus
In Greenwich, London - and I assume this applies to the rest of England - it's been central Government that's forced the schools to remain open.

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(15/12/2020) The leader of Greenwich Council has said he has "no choice" but to ask schools to remain open after threats of legal action from the government.

The authority wrote to head teachers asking for classes to move online from Tuesday amid rising Covid-19 cases.

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson ordered the council to keep all schools open until the end of term.

Council leader Danny Thorpe said he could not justify using public funds to fight the decision in the courts.

In a statement, the Labour councillor said he did not agree that it was right to keep schools open but he had "no choice but to ask our schools to keep their doors open to all students, rather than just continuing with online learning".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-55317971
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