Pupils at another Yorkshire school have be sent home over coronavirus fears

By Joe Cooper
Published 25th Feb 2020, 17:06 BST
Updated 25th Feb 2020, 17:19 BST
Pupils at two Yorkshire secondary schools have been ordered to stay at home amid fears of coronavirus following a school trip to Italy.

Hall Cross Academy, one of Doncaster’s biggest secondary schools, has told pupils who attended a half-term trip to Italy to stay at home and self-isolate for 14 days.

Nineteen children and four members of staff at Salendine Nook High School, in Huddersfield, have also been told to self-isolate as a precautionary measure after a trip to Italy.

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In a letter to parents, Hall Cross principal Simon Swain said: “I am writing to inform you that following advice from Public Health England, we have asked staff and students who attended the half term ski trip to Italy to remain at home and self isolate for 14 days.

Hall Cross Academy in Doncaster (Photo: Google).Hall Cross Academy in Doncaster (Photo: Google).
Hall Cross Academy in Doncaster (Photo: Google).

“I can reassure you that we have no confirmed cases of coronavirus amongst any members of the school community and the above action has been taken as a precaution having taken advice.