Half of U.K. Families Won’t Send Children Back to School, Heads Say
A child does school work with her mother at home in Newcastle Under Lyme, U.K., on June 1.
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Boris Johnson’s plans to get the stalled U.K. economy to start moving again face a significant challenge, with many parents choosing to keep their children at home even though they could send them back to school.