Primary students will not be required to wear face coverings in school

Signage and social distancing, introduced last year in the first return to school, will be used again, stated the guidance document. File picture: Larry Cummins

Primary school students will not be required to wear face coverings when they return to school in the coming weeks.

Despite pressure from some public health experts to introduce the measure, new guidance from the Department of Education says that it is not recommended that primary school children wear face coverings in the classroom.