UK drops plan to get all young children in school by summer

LONDON (AP) — The British government has abandoned plans to have all younger children return to school in England before the summer holidays following concerns raised by principals that they could not meet coronavirus-related social distancing requirements. Although many of England’s primary schools have been open this whole time to key workers such as health professionals and delivery drivers, the government had planned to get all younger children back in stages. However, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson admitted Tuesday that.s not possible given the constraints related to classroom sizes, the need for social distancing and an inadequate numbers of teachers.