Boris Johnson says parents will be forced by law to send their children back to school in September, amid a growing outcry over the damage being done to youngsters’ life chances by the prolonged absence from classrooms. ‘We need to get the kids back into school,’ Mr Johnson told The Mail on Sunday. ‘I want all pupils back in school in September.’Asked whether it would be compulsory, Mr Johnson replied: ‘Yes. Pictured, Mr Johnson at Bovingdon Primary Academy in Hertfordshire on June 19Last night, the parents’ pressure group Us For Them gave Mr Johnson’s words a cautious welcome. It would only widen the disadvantage gap among children because struggling students were the most likely to opt out.

Source: Daily Mail June 27, 2020 21:01 UTC