HOLYROOD, not Westminster, will decide when Scottish schools reopen, Nicola Sturgeon insists.
The First Minister made the clarification as she responded to news that Boris Johnson will consider lifting lockdown restrictions on primary schools if the Covid-19 infection rate slows further.
The Prime Minister has pledged to set out a "comprehensive plan" on how the current lockdown may be eased on Thursday, when the Government must legally review the measures.
The schools story was carried by the Sunday Telegraph, prompting the Welsh Government to clarify that decision on schools will be made by Welsh ministers.
“The Welsh Education Minister will announce when Welsh schools will reopen, not the UK Government,” the official account posted.
Sturgeon then made clear that the decision on Scottish schools would be made at Holyrood, in consultation with councils.
She tweeted: “Same for Scotland. @scotgov – in discussion with local authorities – will decide safe timetable for re-opening schools. And we will keep pupils, parents and the public properly informed along the way.”
Same for Scotland. @scotgov - in discussion with local authorities - will decide safe timetable for re-opening schools. And we will keep pupils, parents and the public properly informed along the way. https://t.co/dyI2Htny4r
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) May 3, 2020
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The First Minister also diverged with Westminster over the weekend after Johnson claimed the UK had passed the peak of the coronavirus crisis.
Sturgeon said that, while there was light at the end of the tunnel, it was wrong to suggest the country was “past the point of danger”.
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