Schools in Bury will not reopen 'while high levels of Covid-19 remain' the council has confirmed. Following growing opposition to the plan to reopen primaries to certain year groups from June 1, Bury council says that while high levels of the infection remain in the north west, 'the borough will not be re-opening schools on June 1'.
Unclear guidance around practical arrangements for social distancing within schools, as well as concerns over testing and tracing, and supply of PPE, were listed as other reasons for refusing to open.
Councillor Tamoor Tariq, the council's lead member for children’s services, schools and families, said: “Bury Council has been working closely with each of our headteachers, their governing bodies and their