'I'm worried': parents react to England's school reopening plans

Two mothers describe their mixed feelings about sending their children back into classrooms

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Jane, 42, Derbyshire, has two children: a daughter in primary school and son in secondary.

“It’s been really difficult to motivate my kids and keep them focused, because they’re surrounded by home comforts and distractions. I’m working from home, so I can’t be sat there helping them all the time. It’s caused quite a lot of frustration and arguments, I think we’ve fallen out every day over schoolwork.

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