'We give the kids elbow bumps': a headteacher’s coronavirus diary
by Donna Ferguson from on (#512NA)
One primary school head, Tony Davies, records a week of uncertainty, and then closure
A member of staff calls me. She has been diagnosed with the virus at Addenbrooke's hospital, but they haven't tested her and aren't planning to. I spend the afternoon calling the Department for Education helpline and my local health protection team to find out if I should close the school. They say carry on as normal, because you haven't got a confirmed case.
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