It has been brought to the school's attention that some students (aged 12 and over) travelling on public transport have not been wearing a face covering as required. We would appreciate your support to ensure your child has a face covering in their bag to wear on the bus. Students will also be reminded about the legal requirement to do so. Under Alert Level 1 the following is in place:

Face coverings at Alert Level 1

At Alert Level 1, there is still a risk of COVID-19 returning to the community.

Public transport and domestic flights

You legally must wear a face covering:

• on public transport
• on domestic flights
• by taxi and ride-share drivers — while it is not compulsory for passengers to wear them, we strongly encourage you to.

There are exemptions for some people and services

Drivers and transport operators will not stop people without face coverings from boarding public transport. This is because some people will have legitimate reasons for not wearing a face covering.