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23
Sept 2020
Covid case confirmed at Ripon Grammar School
Ripon Grammar School has confirmed one of its sixth form students has tested positive coronavirus.
It makes it the sixth school in the district to have reported a case, and the first outside of Harrogate.
Headmaster Jonathan Webb sent a letter to parents today saying a "small" number of pupils would be sent home to self-isolate. The precise figure has not been revealed.
The letter said:
Read more:
- County council says five schools have reported covid cases in the district, all within Harrogate.
- Three more schools confirm covid cases sending multiple students home.
Mr Webb added the school would work with Public Health England to monitor the situation.
The letter urges parents to keep their children at home for 10 days to isolate if they develop covid symptoms.
A total of 12 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the district today - the highest daily increase for just over a week.
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