School shut after catering worker tests positive for coronavirus
A primary school has been forced to close for two weeks after a member of the ‘external catering team’ tested positive for coronavirus, according to Daily Mail online.
Staff and parents at Epsom Primary School in Surrey were warned about the positive test and advised to go into self isolation for two weeks.
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Public Health England said anyone who had school dinners should go into self isolation as a precaution.
The school was forced to close less than two weeks after Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 students returned to the classroom.
Head teacher Michelle Pollard said: “As head teacher, I am disappointed for our families that we have had to take these measures at a time when some normality was returning for our children.
“However, I have a duty to mitigate any known risk, however low, to our children or our staff. We would all rather be in school this week, but after seeking advice from Public Health England, it was recommended that children self-isolate as a precaution.” Parents were reassured by the school that the risk of infection was ‘low’.
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