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COVID-19 UK: Should schools be closed during lockdown?
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November 1, 2020
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November 1, 2020
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2:53Now PlayingMayors of some of the areas hardest-hit by COVID-19 have called for schools and universities to close during the lockdown in England.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has joined one of the largest teaching unions in calling for educational institutions to close in November.
The government defended the decision to keep them open, pledging to prioritise the quality of teaching received by children and young people.
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