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Shocking figures reveal up to 50,000 children a week have been absent from Greater Manchester schools during Covid

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closed early for Christmas after more than two dozen students tested positive in one week. Teaching unions have been calling on the government for greater transparency over Covid cases in schools, saying they and the public were being 'kept in the dark'.

Kevin Courtney, joint general secretary of the NEU, said: "These attendance figures, that have been hidden from the public for so long, show just what a profound impact coronavirus has had on schooling in many areas.“The NEU commends school leaders and councils for taking an ethical stance, in a volatile situation where public health is the prime concern, especially so close to Christmas.

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