Milton Keynes school sends hundreds of students home after Covid-19 infection

Hundreds of students at a secondary school in Milton Keynes have been sent home after coming into contact with someone who has the coronavirus.
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Stantonbury International School sent out a warning letter to parents of Year 7 pupils today (Wednesday, September 16) saying their children must stay at home and self-isolate for 14 days - until Wednesday, September 30 - to prevent the potential spread of Covid-19.

The letter, signed by headteacher Alison Ramsay: "We have been advised by Public Health England that there has been a confirmed case of Covid-19 within the school. We have followed the national guidance and have identified that your Year 7 child has been in close contact with the affected child."

This news comes after the school closed on Monday (September 14) and made all of its Year 8 students self-isolate after someone in the year group tested positive for the virus.

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Stantonbury International School

The school has been contacted to see if the infected person is the same person involved on Monday, or if it is a new case.

Milton Keynes school closes due to Covid-19 infectionAs well as its Year 8 group, Stantonbury International School instructed 'at least' 30 members of staff who came into direct contact with the infected person to self-isolate for 14 days - they will be allowed to return to school on Tuesday, September 29.