coronavirus, a top teachers' union said tonight. Nicola Sturgeon earlier announced an extended Christmas break for schools with learning moving online after the festive holiday until at least January 18.
But the NASUWT union says the plans do not go far enough and has called for schools in Scotland to move immediately to remote learning.
Dr Patrick Roach, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said: “As the First Minister has set out, the situation is now grave and level of risk to everyone’s health and welfare has now escalated considerably. "The most important thing we have learned through this pandemic is that failing to act quickly, decisively and preventatively in the face of this virus is always a mistake. “Given the very real and present.