Boris Johnson为他在大流行病期间对学校关闭的处理辩护,否认疏忽,并列举了早期准备。 Boris Johnson defended his handling of school closures during the pandemic, denying negligence and citing early preparations.

Boris Johnson在英国Covid-19调查中作证,否认在2020年初没有计划关闭学校,指出2月开始讨论,教育部已经开始准备,引用了3月15日关于后勤的说明。 Boris Johnson testified before the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, denying a failure to plan for school closures in early 2020, stating discussions began in February and that the Department for Education had already started preparing, citing a March 15 note on logistics. 他驳斥了关于疏忽的指称,将延误归咎于危机的迅速发展,提出指控的部门应该独立行动。 He rejected claims of negligence, attributing delays to the crisis’s rapid pace and asserting departments should act independently. 前教育秘书Gavin Williamson爵士说,没有委托进行正式评估,这突出表明政策突变。 Former education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson said no formal assessment was commissioned, highlighting a sudden shift in policy. Johnson称关闭是最后手段,对儿童教育和考试受到干扰表示遗憾,并承认精神疾病造成的伤害。 Johnson called closures a last resort, expressed regret over the disruption to children’s education and exams, and acknowledged the mental health toll. 包括联合王国拯救儿童联盟在内的批评者谴责缺乏以儿童为重点的规划,称其结果具有破坏性,并敦促进行系统性变革。 Critics, including Save the Children UK, condemned the lack of child-focused planning, calling the outcomes damaging and urging systemic change. 外面的抗议者在Johnson离开时大喊批评。 Protesters outside shouted criticism as Johnson left.