England's teachers take legal action to demand schools closure
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Headteachers in England are taking legal action against the British government's Department of Education for planning to re-open schools.
With COVID-19 infections surging, teachers' unions in England want the British government to keep all schools closed for another two weeks.
This week the government told schools in nine London boroughs and the City of London that their primary schools should re-open. It then changed policy and decided they should remain closed.
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