STUDENTS were welcomed back to the classroom this week across Somerset, after Covid-19 restrictions around schooling were eased. From Monday (March 8), pupils were allowed to go back to school every day, but there must be regular testing and mask wearing to keep them and their families safe. Jeremy Handscombe, executive headteacher at Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School in Taunton, said they were “so excited” to welcome the children back. “We’re really proud of the engagement from children and the support from parents at home over the last two months, but there’s nothing like being back at school,” he said.