NI primary school pupil tests positive for COVID-19 - primary 2/3 classroom is closed - school principal issues urgent letter

A NI school principal has issued a letter to parents revealing that a P2/3 pupil has tested positive for COVID-19.
By Gemma Murray
Published 1st Sep 2020, 10:14 BST
Updated 1st Sep 2020, 10:51 BST
PACEMAKER, BELFAST, 1/9/2020: P7s pupil at Brooklands Primary School in Dundonald, Belfast are greeted by a welcome message as over 300,000 Northern Ireland schoolchildren returned to school today for the first time since the Coronavirus lockdown began. PICTURE BY STEPHEN DAVISONPACEMAKER, BELFAST, 1/9/2020: P7s pupil at Brooklands Primary School in Dundonald, Belfast are greeted by a welcome message as over 300,000 Northern Ireland schoolchildren returned to school today for the first time since the Coronavirus lockdown began. PICTURE BY STEPHEN DAVISON
PACEMAKER, BELFAST, 1/9/2020: P7s pupil at Brooklands Primary School in Dundonald, Belfast are greeted by a welcome message as over 300,000 Northern Ireland schoolchildren returned to school today for the first time since the Coronavirus lockdown began. PICTURE BY STEPHEN DAVISON

The letter was issued by Donal Keenan at Jonesboro Primary School in Co Armagh.

In a letter dated August 31 to parents - and posted on the school’s Facebook page - he writes: “I wish to inform you that a member of our primary 2/3 class has tested positive for Covid-19.

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“If your child is in primary 2/3 and therefore may have been in close proximity to the positive case last Friday, your details have been passed to the PHA who will be in touch with you shortly with the latest advice on what you should do next”.

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“All children in primary 2/3 will be asked to self-isolate for 14 days frpom the last date of contact in the school (Friday 28th August).

The school remains open.

The letter adds: “At this stage, the classroom has been closed and will undergo an enhanced clean in the coming days.

“All other areas around the school remain unaffected.

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“I do appreciate the concerns of parents, pupils and the wider school community and wish to reassure you that every precaution has been taken.

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“Ensuring the safety of pupils and staff is my absolute priority and I will continue to monitor this situation carefully and keep you informed.”

The news comes as many pupils return to school for the first time since March.

Education Minister Peter Weir has said that opening schools was probably the “top priority” for the executive.

Speaking on the BBC’s Good Morning Ulster programme, he said that the highest level of staff and pupil safety is “obviously the key concern”.

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