A WARNING has been issued to residents over Covid-safety now that schools in the borough have reopened.

The Bracknell Forest Council issued the advice on their website on September 7, reminding residents that it is no longer a requirement to keep pupils or students in year group or classroom bubbles to reduce mixing, nor is it a requirement for students, staff and visitors to wear a face covering in communal areas and classrooms, and close contacts will now be identified via NHS Test and Trace with education settings are no longer expected to undertake contact tracing.

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The council did state however "this doesn’t mean that COVID-19 has gone away, and parents, pupils, and schools are still asked to follow some basic measures to avoid spreading the virus."

These include schools keeping rigorous cleaning regimes in schools, students keeping good hygiene and practicing 'catch it, bin it. kill it' procedures, and for parents to follow public health advice on testing and self-isolation.

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Cllr Dr Gareth Barnard, Executive Member Children, Young People and Learning, Bracknell Forest Council (Vice-Chairman of the Executive) said: “It was fantastic to see all the return to school pictures published on social media over the last week, and it’s a testament to how hard the schools have worked to help pupils return to a safe and secure classroom.

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"Few groups have been interrupted by the pandemic more than schoolchildren.

“That said, as restrictions loosen, we still have a responsibility to be courteous to one another and help keep everyone safe.”

For more information, visit bracknell-forest.gov.uk/news/2021/09/advice-back-school-measures