In Britain, Young Children Don’t Wear Masks in School

During the Delta surge, British schools emphasized other safety measures: quarantining and regular testing for the virus.

From late spring into early summer, Britain’s elementary and secondary schools were open during an alarming wave of Delta infections. And they handled the Delta spike in ways that might surprise American parents, educators and lawmakers: Masking was a limited part of the strategy. In fact, for the most part, elementary school students and their teachers did not wear them in classrooms at all. Instead, the British government focused on other safety measures, widespread quarantining and rapid testing.