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Students need clarity on face coverings

MHK says pupils need to be given notice before heading back to the classroom

Students needs clarity about face coverings before they return to the classroom next week.

That's the call from Arbory, Castletown and Malew MHK Jason Moorhouse after government figures showed between only 20 to 50 per cent of pupils were wearing face coverings in school prior to the Christmas holiday.

He'll ask Education Minister Julie Edge what's being done to encourage more mask wearing when Tynwald sits on Tuesday.

But, the former teacher says it's important to give students notice:

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