The beginning of a new academic year can be challenging for many but 2021 has added an additional burden on to schools in respect of the on-going debate about how best to manage Covid-19.
The government has decided that healthy 12 to 15-year-olds can receive the Covid-19 vaccine and this autumn the first dose is being offered as part of the school-based vaccination programme.
As you will know, this has led to some schools being targeted by anti-vaccination campaigners, with some school leaders being sent letters threatening legal consequences and protests taking place outside some school sites.
The issue of liability
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