PARENTS and carers are being advised to wear face coverings when dropping off and collecting children from school.
The new advice from Public Health follows recommendations that face coverings should be worn where it is physically difficult for parents to follow two metre social distancing rules.
This extra measure is being introduced to keep the whole school community safe, especially those who are most vulnerable.
At the beginning of the week, there were 30 schools across Worcestershire with full or partial bubbles closed, which means now more than ever parents need to work together to keep children in school.
Dr Kathryn Cobain, director of public health at Worcestershire County Council, said: “I’d like to ask for the support of parents and carers to keep to the social distancing guidelines at all times, when dropping off and picking up your children.
“We strongly advise wearing a face-covering if you’re unable to keep apart, by doing this you can help prevent the spread of the virus. Let’s continue our hard work and remain in the lowest tier of measures.”
Last week Worcestershire County Council and Worcestershire Children First began the roll out of colourful lamppost wraps to over 200 schools, including those in Redditch, to remind residents of the importance of social distancing.
Councillor Marcus Hart, cabinet member with responsibility for education and skills at Worcestershire County Council said: “We’ve had positive feedback that our lamppost wraps are helping to remind our parents and carers in Worcestershire to keep to the social distancing rules when doing the school run.
“This latest advice from Public Health is another measure parents can take to help keep our school communities safe.”
