Complaints/concerns in connection with the decision to keep secondary school pupils wearing face masks: FOI release

Information requested

Can you please provide details on correspondence – in the form of complaints and concerns - sent to the Scottish Government over the last few months in connection with the decision to keep secondary school pupils in Scotland wearing face masks?

Can you please confirm how much correspondence was received from parents with regard to this, in chronological order?

Response

The following sets out the number of pieces of correspondence about face coverings in schools, per month, from January to April of this year.

Month	Number
January 2022	67
February 2022	34
March 2022	5
April 2022	1

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