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More than 50 high school students have been sent home for isolation after a Year 10 student tested positive for coronavirus.
Marshland High School in West Walton, near Wisbech, said the student showed symptoms and tested positive while out of school.
Principal Craig Jansen said that 50 Year 10 students, as well as a small number of students from two other groups, have been sent home this afternoon to isolate themselves on the advice of Public Health England.
“Children who have been in close contact with the person who tested positive for COVID-19 have been asked to stay home,” Jansen said. “But the rest of the school remains open and all of our other students should continue to attend normally if they keep up well.
“It is important to emphasize that the precautionary measures that we have taken since the beginning of the school term have helped to ensure that there has been no transmission within our school community after our confirmed cases.
“We know that parents may find this latest confirmed case worrisome, but we want to assure them that the measures we have taken to date are in line with the government’s advice and guidelines, and we will continue to monitor the situation.”
School students have also been reminded of the importance of washing their hands and using hand sanitizer. Parents have also been written today with tips on how they can help their children if they have symptoms.
