School closures not a return to ‘dark days of lockdowns’, says Gillian Keegan

School closures not a return to ‘dark days of lockdowns’, says Gillian Keegan

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ducation Secretary Gillian Keegan has told parents the closure of classrooms due to fears over crumbling lightweight concrete is “not a return to the dark days of school lockdowns”.

More than 100 schools and colleges have been told by the Department for Education to fully or partially shut buildings due to the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac), following the collapse of a beam last week.