School forced to shut and after one pupil tests positive for coronavirus
A SCHOOL has been forced to close and 100 pupils to self-isolate after one tested positive for coronavirus.in August following the Covid-19 pandemic, shut on Friday.The JCB Academy in Rocester, Staffordshire has closed after a pupil tested positive for coronavirusStudents who are believed to have been in contact with the pupil have been told to stay at home for two weeks.
The school will reopen on Monday for the remaining 700 students and emailed parents to say a "single student" had tested positive for the virus.She added: "The Academy has taken advice from Public Health England and the Staffordshire Covid-19 Response Team to mitigate the risk from this confirmed isolated case.
The JCB Academy was the first school in the UK for the education of 13 to 19-year-olds with a focus on engineering. It implemented pupil safety measures before reopening, including hand sanitisers outside classrooms, segregated lunch breaks, and the compulsory wearing of masks while moving between rooms.
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