Eton College has temporarily closed due to coronavirus outbreak among students and teachers.
The £42,500-a-year school’s headmaster Simon Henderson wrote a letter to parents saying ‘a large number of symptomatic boys and staff tested positive’ for the virus.
Henderson said there is a ‘real danger’ the number could spiral out of control this weekend if action isn’t taken in a letter seen by MailOnline.
He did not specify how many pupils tested positive at the boarding school – which houses boys between the ages of 13 and 18.
Students will continue to learn remotely until the end of term.
The shock closure of the school comes in the midst of a row over free speech which saw teacher Will Knowland sacked for challenging so-called modern feminist views about ‘toxic masculinity’ in an online lecture.
Sources within the school have pointed out that fewer boys will now be on site when the verdict of Mr Knowland’s appeal is announced next week – amid murmurings of student protests.
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