Legislation – The Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (School Premises and Further Education Institution Premises) (Wales) Regulations 2020

Restriction on attending school premises3.

(1)

The proprietor of a school in Wales may not permit a pupil in year 7 or above to attend the premises of the school during the period that starts at the beginning of the day on 14 December 2020 and ends at the end of the day on 22 December 2020.

(2)

But paragraph (1) does not apply to a pupil whose parent is a critical worker.

(3)

And paragraph (1) does not prevent a proprietor from permitting —

(a)

a pupil to attend a school’s premises—

(i)

to undertake an examination or other assessment;

(ii)

where the pupil’s parent is notified by the proprietor of the school that the proprietor considers it appropriate for the pupil to attend due to exceptional circumstances related to the pupil’s vulnerability;

(b)

a pupil from attending the premises of a special school;

(c)

a pupil from attending the premises of a pupil referral unit;

(d)

a pupil from attending the premises of a unit in a school, where—

(i)

the unit is recognised by a local authority as being reserved for pupils with special educational needs, and

(ii)

the pupil is wholly or mainly educated at the unit;

(e)

a pupil who is a boarder from residing in accommodation at the school premises.