Teachers are being made to disable their mobiles’ Bluetooth in schools to prevent them from having to self-isolate, a union says.
The claims mean the Covid tracking app wouldn’t flag up any close contacts. Jane Peckham, national official (Scotland) for the NASUWT union, said: “I’m aware that, sometimes, staff contacted through the test and trace app are feeling pressure from management not to self-isolate.“And there is also an issue of staff in some areas being asked to disable the bluetooth switched on for their app in case it leads to significant numbers of staff being told to self-isolate.“We are receiving reports of members being asked to exceed class size limits because there aren’t enough staff.