Secondary school pupils won’t be forced to wear masks in classrooms

Children were able to return to class from yesterday (Picture: PA)Secondary school students will not be forced to wear face coverings in classrooms, as some will be ‘anxious and nervous’ about wearing them, an education minister has said.As millions of pupils in England begin to return to class after months of remote learning, children’s minister Vicky Ford said secondary school pupils should be ‘strongly encouraged’ to wear masks.But the government has decided agai