schooling from August is the "best" possible plan despite fears parents will not be able to get back to work and children will miss out on vital education.
Councils have listed provisional start dates for wider access, ranging from August 11 to 20, as the Record revealed last month.
But most schools will only be allowing a small number of their pupils in at any one time. Swinney said only around 50% of pupils will be able to attend schools in most cases because of the current rules on people staying two metres apart.