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Many Older Kids Will Have to Wear Face Masks in English Schools
Students return to a secondary school in Glasgow, Scotland, on Aug. 12.
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English children over the ages of 11 will now be required to wear face masks in schools in high-risk areas.
It’s the latest U-turn by the U.K. government over its coronavirus policy. Until now, Prime Minister Boris Johnson had insisted masks would not be needed even as Scotland had already made it mandatory in their secondary schools.