The leadership team at Christ the King College have informed parents that a pupil in Year 9 has tested positive for Covid-19.
As a result all Year 9 pupils are being asked to leave the school by the end of the day and self-isolate for 14 days.
The message to parents read:
“We have been notified that a student has been tested positive for Covid-19 in Year 9. We know that you may find this concerning, but we are continuing to monitoring the situation and we are working closely with PHE.
“As a result of the advice we have been given, students in Year 9 are going to be sent home to self-isolate for 14 days. We will confirm the details of this by separate letter.
“If you have a child in Year 9 and it is possible to collect them, or allow them to leave School before the end of the day, we need your permission for this to occur. “
Primary quarantine
Last week it was revealed that a child at Cowes Primary School has tested positive for Coronavirus.
This was the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in an Isle of Wight school since the returned at the beginning of September.
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