here.If there are concerns about rising infection rates locally, as is currently the case in Bury, Mr Burnham believes heads and leaders should be able to make the judgement 'not to close the schools per se, but to take perhaps a more phased approach to the return'.He added: "What we wouldn't want to see is the overruling of councils and schools as we saw in London before Christmas.
I think you set a broad direction of travel, but allow some local judgements to be made in particular areas and not apply a blanket whole school closures in a borough, or all opening."I think it's the presumption we want all schools to open as quickly as possible, but with the ability for heads to use their own judgement if they prefer a more phased return." Do.