GILLIAN Keegan has promised parents there will be no “return to the dark days of school lockdowns” because of the dodgy concrete crisis.
Families have seen the start of term thrown into chaos after dangerous building material was discovered in 156 schools across England.
Kids face a return to zoom lessons at home, being moved into other schools or taught in marquees in playgrounds while the crisis is dealt with.
The Education Secretary said disrupting the opening of schools was the “very last thing I wanted to do” – but she had no choice.
Writing exclusively in The Sun on Sunday, she said: “I understand how important the start of each new school year is for families across this country