Anxious Scots parents are split over whether schools are safe from Covid - with some pulling their kids from class before it closed for Christmas this week.
Worried mums and dads were torn over whether to send their youngsters to school this week over fears they might contract coronavirus and ruin family Christmas plans.
The Scottish Government announced that families from three households would be able to gather on Christmas Day only, after a recent rise in Covid19 cases.
The u-turn followed a previous announcement from all four UK nationals which would have allowed the same number of households to gather for five days and permitted travel between the UK.
However those plans were scrapped in a bid to curb the growing Covid numbers.
While some Scots schools closed their doors for 2020 on Friday, others were open until today.
However some parent opted to keep children home this week in fear rising Covid numbers might result in them receiving a track and trace alert.
When asked if the would be keeping children off school this week, parents were divided over the issue.
One Scots mum said: "Yes I took my son out the school and have keep my son safe from his school."
Another said: "Yes as my dad isn’t well so we are trying to limit the amount off people around us."
Another pregnant mum said she wasn't taking any chances with her unborn baby. She said: "Yes my sons been off since last week, due my baby in 5 weeks and he won't return till baby is here
While another mum said she kept her kids off so she would be able to invite her family at Christmas for a few days.
She said: "Yes they finished up on Friday last week so we could spend time with family at Xmas, I don't care what we nicky says my family will be together for a few days at Xmas as we have all been self isolating."
But other parents said they were sending their kids to school as long as they were open.
One said: "My kids stopped on Friday school is the best and safest place for them they have there own wee bubbles."
Another added: "Primary schools are very safe, with absolutely no reason to close."
"Why would you keep them off? They're getting 3/4 weeks off already. Unless you're home schooling it's a legal requirement to send your kids to school," added another.
A fourth added: "Nope mine went until the school closed today. Don't keep him off when there's 2cm of snow either."
