More than 100,000 pupils off school in England last week amid Covid surge

Number of pupils with confirmed or suspected cases on 16 September was highest since start of pandemic Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage More than 100,000 children were absent from school with confirmed or suspected Covid infections last week - the highest number for England during the pandemic - after school reopenings triggered a surge in cases. The figures from the Department for Education revealed that fewer than 92% of pupils were present in classrooms on 16 Sept...