A North East headteacher has issued a plea to parents as he looks to encourage students to continue wearing face coverings despite a change in the rules from the Government.
Andy Byers, the headteacher of Framwellgate School in Durham, also criticised the Prime Minister following the move, claiming it had been done to protect Boris Johnson from his own backbenchers from the fallout of the partygate scandal.
Mr Byers pointed out that coronavirus case rates in the North East are still high when compared to other parts of the country.
