COVID-19 hits three classes and a nursery at one Falkirk area primary

Just a week into pupils returning to school and one Falkirk area primary has seen pupils from three separate classes and one nursery group forced into self isolation.
By James Trimble
Published 1st Mar 2021, 18:19 BST
Updated 1st Mar 2021, 18:25 BST
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Comely Park Primary School head teacher Laura McLintock stated positive coronavirus tests had led some pupils at the Cow Wynd school having to self isolate until next week.

Mrs McLintock said: “We can confirm one P3 class and one nursery bubble of children are isolating until Monday, March 8 and two P1 classes are in isolation until Thursday, March 4.”

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The news follows on from similar situations at other Falkirk Council area schools, including Bowhouse Primary, which had an entire primary two class forced to self isolate after a pupil tested positive for coronavirus.

Three classes and a nursery group at Comely Park Primary school have been forced to self isolate due to positive COVID-19 testsThree classes and a nursery group at Comely Park Primary school have been forced to self isolate due to positive COVID-19 tests
Three classes and a nursery group at Comely Park Primary school have been forced to self isolate due to positive COVID-19 tests

At the tome, Falkirk Council would not name the school involved, but did confirm the positive test.

A spokesman said: “A primary two class has been required to self-isolate following the confirmation an individual pupil contracted COVID-19.”

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