Secondary pupils will have to wear face masks from August 31 in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus in Scots schools.
A number of positive cases have been reported in educational facilities around the country since they were allowed to reopen earlier this month.
This has caused concern among health and Scottish Government officials, who have moved to implement the “obligatory guidance” on face coverings from next week.
Pupils from S1 upwards will have to wear coverings where social distancing may not be possible.
Masks will have to be worn in corridors, indoor communal areas and travelling on buses from August 31.
But the Scottish Government says that no pupil should be excluded from school if they do not wear one.
Education secretary John Swinney noted that children with some medical conditions will be exempt for the new rules and this ‘should be respected’.
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