Second year group at Scalby School in Scarborough told 'stay home' as three pupils test positive for coronavirus

A second year group at Scalby School in Scarborough has been told to stay home after three students tested positive for coronavirus.
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In a letter to parents yesterday, headteacher Michael McCluskie said all Year 11 students are being asked to self-isolate after three pupils in that year group tested positive for the disease.

Year 10 students at the school have been self-isolating since last week because a student in their year received a positive test.

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Mr McCluskie's letter says a Year 9 student has also tested positive and students who have had close contact with that youngster have been contacted.

The letter said one of the three Year 11 students tested positive on Friday.

"Many of you already know that one of these students tested positive on Friday and we identified a group of Year 11 students who had close contact with this student and we asked them to self-isolate for 14 days," it said.

"In line with the guidance we received from Public Health England we are now asking all of our Year 11 students to self-isolate.

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"This is because we have had more than one positive test in Year 11 and it is harder to confidently identify those students who had close contact with the students who have tested positive.

"The Year 11 students who tested positive have been self-isolating from Thursday last week, as they had come into close contact with someone who had tested positive during a leisure activity.

"This individual is not connected with Scalby School in any capacity.

"A Year 9 student who attended the same leisure event has also tested positive. As this is an individual case, we have been able to track the students who had close contact with the student who tested positive.

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"Once again, following Public Health England guidance we have only asked the students who had close contact with the infected student to self-isolate. We will review this decision if further positive test results are revealed in Year 9 students.

"There have been no positive tests reported in our Year 7 and Year 8 students."

Meantime all Year 8 students at Eskdale School in Whitby have been asked to self-isolate after a "member of the school community" tested positive for coronavirus.

The school says it is asking students in that year group to stay home until Tuesday October 20.