Peterborough school forced to close after positive COVID-19 test

Ken Stimpson Community School staff have played a vital role in teaching of youngsters who have been unable to stay at home during the lockdown.

However today (Thursday) principal Bryan Erwin said the school had to close until early next week after someone looking after one of the children hadtested positive for COVID-19.

In a statement he said: “We are having to temporarily close the school as there has been confirmed case of COVID-19 being reported to us by an adult looking after one of the children currently attending our school during partial opening.

“While we believe the risk to other members of the school community to be very low, we are taking this matter seriously. We have applied the necessary Public Health and DFE guidelines inside school but cannot control the infection from outside into school.

“Therefore, we will close the school for the next 72 hours (until Tuesday next week) whilst we deep clean the school. It will not be possible for children and staff to attend the school until we confirm later on Monday that we are re-opening.

“Students that have been inside school over the last school week from May 4 onwards need to self isolate for seven days from today.

“We have been in contact with the NHS and the local authority and they confirm there are no further precautions are required for students/staff who may have been in contact with this child.”