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Schools in Scotland 'last thing to close' if Omicron variant means more restrictions
12.12.2021 - 16:43 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Schools in Scotland will be "the last thing we close" if the spread of the omicron variant means tougher restrictions, a senior SNP minister has said.
John Swinney today echoed a plea from Nicola Sturgeon the Scottish Government would do everything it could to keep classrooms open in the coming weeks.
The Deputy First Minister warned the new strain of covid was "galloping" through Scotland with case numbers doubling roughly every two days.
It comes as a teaching union boss called for an early
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