{"id":19223,"date":"2022-04-05T13:34:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T13:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/04\/05\/more-children-back-in-school-despite-covid-rises\/"},"modified":"2022-04-05T13:34:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T13:34:03","slug":"more-children-back-in-school-despite-covid-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/04\/05\/more-children-back-in-school-despite-covid-rises\/","title":{"rendered":"More children back in school despite Covid rises"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The number of pupils missing classes because of Covid is stabilizing in England’s state schools, according to new government figures – despite a record number of infections in the UK.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A total of 179,000 schoolchildren (around 2.2%) had the day off last Thursday, compared to 202,000 (around 2.5%) in mid-March.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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However, staffing problems persist in some schools, with almost one in 12 teachers being unemployed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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School leaders have criticized the end of free testing in schools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Around one in 13 people in the UK have the coronavirus, according to the latest estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    But most people in England will no longer be able to get free PCR or lateral flow tests after the changes introduced on Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Some free testing for the public will continue in Scotland until the end of April and in Wales and Northern Ireland until the end of June.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    New Department of Education data put 46,000 teachers and principals (nearly 9%) in open schools as of March 31, down from 48,000 on March 17.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    One in five state schools were missing more than 15% of their teachers and principals, up from 23% two weeks earlier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said he was pleased with a slight decrease in student and staff absenteeism, but added that “the situation remains serious as many schools and colleges remain very serious disturbances occur”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Referring to the absence of staff, he said: “It is very difficult to work in these conditions. The Government’s decision to withdraw free testing in such circumstances is a step backwards, particularly when exams are a few weeks away, and we have repeatedly urged ministers to reconsider.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    “We understand the government’s desire to declare Covid over, but that is simply not the reality in schools and colleges where the disease continues to be a real concern due to the impact it is having on both students and staff.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Paul Whiteman, general secretary of the NAHT Heads’ Union, said absentee rates “remain at worryingly high levels”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    “We continue to hear a sense of deep frustration from school leaders as they struggle to deal with the significant and ongoing disruption caused by Covid – while the Government is lifting all the measures they have to control it,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    The Department of Education said: “We are now moving towards living with and managing the virus while maintaining good ventilation and sanitation as the norm and continuing to use vaccines to build the population’s protective wall.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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