Edinburgh Council has updated parents on its return to school plans for the city's kids.
Schools are due to return at full capacity in Edinburgh from August 12, and staff have been busy preparing to welcome pupils back.
The latest update says social distancing between pupils in primary schools will not be expected, as announced by the Scottish Government earlier this week.
Whilst saying the evidence on coronavirus is "less clear" for secondary schools, the council said: "The Government would support the same approach being taken in secondary schools on the basis of the balance of known risks and the effectiveness of mitigations. "
The FAQ document provided to parents in an update on Friday (24 July) says the preference will be to avoid large gatherings and crowded spaces.
Where possible, schools will keep children and young people "within the same groups for the duration of the school day," it says.
It goes on to explain that where possible timetabling will aim to reduce movement around the school, but points out transmission is less likely as people walk in a corridor than at a large gathering in a crowded space - such as an assembly hall.
Where children use public transport to get to school, they will be expected to follow government guidance on mandatory face masks.
However, dedicated school transport will be seen as an "extension" of the school estate.
On the cleaning regime in place, the council say: We will clean our schools using a combination of electrostatic cleaning and regular surface cleaning, involving the use of Milton bleach.
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Edinburgh Scientific Services has approved electrostatic cleaning which provides a dry negative charged chemical that bonds around surfaces. The chemical used releases free oxygen radicals that attacks, for example, viral membrane.
"There will also be a bottle of detergent, paper hand towels and wipes to clean devices in each classroom."
