Compulsory masks and weekly tests once schools reopen
Still no exams either
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Students in secondary schools will have to do two rapid flow COVID-19 tests a week when they return to school on March 8.
Home testing will occur twice weekly for secondary school pupils, though no testing has yet been planned for primary schools.
All schools in England will reopen on March 8 as part of the first step in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s roadmap out of lockdown.
Schools will be able to decide a phased return to class during that week, though attendance will be compulsory when schools reopen with penalty fines for those who don’t go back.