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A Dublin primary school sent home a class of students after a child tested positive for Covid-19.
The South Dublin School confirmed that 30 students have been sent home as a precaution.
The school reopened after nearly six months on Wednesday.
The decision to close the class was made by public health council.
Confirmation from the principal of a Dublin primary school that a child has tested positive for Covid 19 and that the class has been sent home. The student did not contract the virus at school. #HoyCB
– Today with Claire Byrne (@TodaywithClaire) September 1, 2020
According to RTÉ, the school confirmed that the class was sent home to Today with Claire Byrne.
The director confirmed to the program that the boy did not contract the virus by transmission at school.
Almost 500 students attend school in 18 classes, yet only the affected class has been sent home.
Elsewhere, the Agency for Children and Families has said that it will be able to differentiate between absences from education caused by health problems related to Covid-19 and the sometimes chronic absenteeism that has led some parents to be prosecuted. in court for not sending their children. to class.
With most schools returning this week, Tusla also said he was reassigning staff to “meet the demand” when it came to supporting some families.
Educational Welfare Services works within Tusla to track extended truancy cases and to encourage those children and their families to return to education.
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