Claim: One million primary school pupils are set to stay home on 1 June despite schools reopening.
Fact-check: The figure of 1 million children not returning to school is uncertain - Full Fact
Verdict: this is based on survey results of around 1,000 senior teachers asked in early may what proportion of families would keep their children at home. the results were then applied to the estimated number of students in early years, reception, year 1 and year 6.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2020-06-01T00:00:00