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Thousands of primary school pupils are at home as Greater Manchester schools remain closed amid Covid fears.
Many children were due to return to school today after Christmas break, but it has not been possible for some after teachers followed the union’s advice to stay away.
It was over the weekend that union leaders held an emergency meeting and advised members that they had a ‘legal right’ not to show up for work due to health and safety concerns in light of the increase in coronavirus cases.
With teachers and school staff following that advice, many schools are unable to open, and some have told parents that children will be away for at least two weeks.
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Those that are closed are providing places for key workers and vulnerable children, as they did during the first lockdown.
And some that were due to reopen later this week warn parents that they will remain closed.
If your child’s school has closed, please contact us on our Manchester Family Facebook page here, let us know in the comments here, or email [email protected].
These are the schools that have closed by municipality
Manchester
Mount Carmel RC, Blakley
Oswald Road Elementary, Chorlton
St. Peter’s Catholic Elementary, Wythenshawe
Birchfields Elementary, Fallowfield
Abbott Community Elementary, Collyhurst
New Moston Elementary
St Anne’s RC Primary, Crumpsall
Moston Lane Community Primary (will not fully open as of January 5)
St John’s RC Primary, Chorlton
St John Bosco RC Primary, Chorlton (closed to Year 1 and Year 2)
Park View Community School (will not open fully as of January 5)
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Oldham
St Mary’s CE High Crompton
Knowsley High School
Holy Trinity CE Dobcross
Mills Hill Elementary, Chadderton
Bury
Lowercroft Elementary
Trafford
Pictor Academy, Altrincham
Longford Park, Stretford
Barton Clough Elementary, Stretford
Acre Hall Elementary, Flixton
Broomwood School, Timperley
Wigan
St Mark CE Elementary, Newtown
Lowton West Primary (not fully open from January 5)
Rochdale
Little Heaton CE Elementary, Middleton
Ashfield Valley Elementary (closed to Nursery, Rec and Year 6)
Tameside
Manor Green Academy, Denton
If you have information on school closings, please email [email protected]
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