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Debbie Hall

Sturgeon announces end of face masks for West Lothian pupils in classrooms

Pupils in secondary schools will no longer have to wear face masks in class from the end of this month.

Nicola Sturgeon today announced staff and students won't have to wear face coverings in lessons, saying the move would "reduce barriers to communication in the classroom and reduce any wellbeing impacts which arise from the use of face coverings”.

Students will still be required to wear face coverings in communal areas.

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