Pupils asked to isolate after positive Covid test at Sheffield primary school

Pupils at a Sheffield primary have been told they must isolate after a positive Covid test at their school.
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High Hazels Academy on Fisher Lane in Darnall announced today that a small number of pupils and staff had been asked to isolate for a period of 14 days following the positive test.

All those required to isolate had direct prolonged contact with the individual, the school’s headteacher said, adding that all other pupils should attend as normal.

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Anyone who needs to isolate will be contacted by the school directly, the headteacher added.

High Hazels Academy, Fisher Lane. Picture: Andrew RoeHigh Hazels Academy, Fisher Lane. Picture: Andrew Roe
High Hazels Academy, Fisher Lane. Picture: Andrew Roe

Since schools reopened in early September, almost 50 in South Yorkshire have had confirmed cases and sent pupils home to isolate.

When a case of Covid-19 is confirmed at a school, the person with the virus must be immediately sent home to self-isolate.

The school then must contact the government’s coronavirus advice unit for guidance on whether to send anybody else home.

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