A teaching assistant has been told she can't wear a facemask in class - is that legal?

This is a clip from the LBC Legal Hour, broadcast on 30 January 2021.

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This video is published by Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded (January 2021), the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Please note that for employment law, the law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales. For all other areas of law, it applies to England only.

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