Coronavirus: Back to school attendances 'normal' in England as survey rubbishes fears of boycott
Fears of parents keeping their children out of schools over coronavirus appear unfounded after a survey found this week's back-to-school attendances hit the normal September levels.
Schools across England have recorded attendances between 91-100% - an average year is 93% due to lags of holiday - rubbishing fears that thousands of parents would keep their children home in order to protect them from Covid-19.
Staff attendance is also between 91-100%, a survey of 849 schools by union the National Association of Head Teachers, revealed.
A survey question on behalf of ITV News revealed just 83% of schools surveyed received Covid-19 home testing kits and 14% did not, despite a government pledge that all schools would receive home testing kits.
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