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Oct 2020
Killinghall school reopens after coronavirus case
Killinghall CE Primary School has welcomed students back today after someone at the school tested positive for coronavirus.
The school, on Otley Road in Killinghall, said today its hot lunch service is not available due to reduced staffing.
Headteacher Sarah Bassitt also thanked parents for collecting their children at short notice yesterday lunchtime. She reiterated that the coronavirus case is not connected to any of the pupils.
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The headteacher's letter from yesterday said the school had identified a “very small” number of staff who had “close contact” with the individual concerned.
Stuart Carlton, the corporate director of children and young people's services at North Yorkshire County Council, said:
Mr Carlton added that the council takes rapid and timely action whenever there are coronavirus cases in schools and said "we are working with 44 settings".
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