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Department of Education says face masks required from third class upwards

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Children in third class and up will be required to wear face masks at school from this morning, and can be refused entry if they do not.

However, the Department of Education has said schools can be flexible in application of the rule in the first couple of days.

A move to mask-wearing for older primary school children was expected, but the mandatory nature of the instruction that was sent to schools yesterday evening took many by surprise.

There are some exemptions to mask-wearing, but in the main they must be accompanied by a medical certificate. The certificate must be supplied to show that a child has difficulty breathing or another relevant medical condition, is unable to remove the cloth face-covering without assistance, or has special

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