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Hundreds of thousands of pupils face a delay in returning to many primary schools in England due to high rates of coronavirus.
The government is implement a “contingency framework” in areas with very high rates of virus incidence or transmission, in many London boroughs and throughout the South East.
Children of key workers will still be able to attend and the provision of education for the early years will continue.
The framework says that when primary schools need it, they should use distance education, teaching online.
Elementary school closings will be reviewed on January 13, Boris Johnson has said.
According to Sky News analysis, London schools alone have more than half a million students. Schools in Essex, Kent, and the other counties can have up to 300,000 more.
The list of affected areas are:
LONDON
Barking and Dagenham
Barnet
Bexley
Brent
Bromley
Croydon
Ealing
Enfield
Hammersmith and Fulham
Havering
Hillingdon
Hounslow
Kensington and Chelsea
Merton
Newham
Richmond-Upon-Thames
Southwark
Sutton
Tower hamlets
Waltham Forest
Wandsworth
Westminster
ESSEX
Brentwood
Epping Forest
Castle point
Basildon
Rochford
Harlow
Chelmsford
Braintree
Maldon
Southend on Sea
Thurrock
KENT
Dartford
Gravesham
Seven oaks
Medway
Ashford
Maidstone
Tonbridge and Malling
Tunbridge Wells
Quagmire
SUSSEX EAST
Hastings
Rother
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Milton keynes
HERTFORDSHIRE
Watford
Broxbourne
Hertsmere
Three Rivers
