Mask rule in Northern Ireland classrooms to be lifted

Northern Ireland’s Education Minister Michelle McIlveen during a visit to Dundonald Primary School in Co Down (Matt Mackey/Press Eye/PA)

The requirement for pupils to wear a mask in Northern Ireland’s classrooms will end later this month, the Stormont Education Minister has announced.

Guidance currently strongly recommends that pupils at post-primary schools should wear a face-covering in classrooms.