Student who tested positive for Covid-19 attends Holy Family National School in Rathcoole, Dublin

A pupil who was sent home from school after testing positive for coronavirus attending the National School of the Holy Family in Rathcoole, Co Dublin, has emerged.

A spokeswoman for the school told the Irish Mirror that all the children in the affected class had also been sent home.

However, it is understood that the rest of the school will continue to function normally.

The student did not contract the virus at school and the students were sent home according to public health advice.

Remote learning will be available to all students who are unable to attend class.

When asked about the confirmed case of Covid-19 in a Dublin school, Education Minister Norma Foley said she would not comment on the communication made between the principal and parents, but said the guidelines “were very clear. “.

She said: “I recognize that when there is an incident in a school, the guidelines are very clear.

“Where there is a confirmed case, public health takes over and basically they make all the contact.

“I would not put the burden on any principal or any board of directors or, indeed, on the school environment staff.”

It is the second school here to confirm a Covid-19 case in the last 24 hours.

Jonesborough Elementary School yesterday sent an urgent letter to parents informing them of a coronavirus infection.

The school is based in Co Armagh, a few meters from the border near Co Louth.

Principal Donal Keenan said that any student who was in close contact with the positive case will be contacted by the Northern Ireland Public Health Agency.

All children in the one-year-old group will also be required to isolate themselves for two weeks.

The affected classroom has been closed for a deep cleaning, but all other areas of the school continue as normal.