About 200 secondary faculty college students and educating workers in Nenagh, Co Tipperary are being screened for Covid-19 following an outbreak of the virus.
The HSE is participating with two faculties within the city the place constructive instances of the virus have been detected.
Sixth 12 months college students at St Joseph’s CBS – a 570 pupil faculty – have been categorised as shut contacts and requested to self-isolate following “a quantity” of constructive instances, in keeping with a letter despatched to oldsters on Wednesday. All these college students are being examined for the virus.
As well as, fifth 12 months college students have been suggested to stay at dwelling till additional discover. They are going to be examined as a part of a HSE screening course of.
All workers on the faculty have additionally been examined in latest days and various constructive instances had been detected.
“We proceed to work very intently with public well being and the HSE on all issues in what’s a really making an attempt occasions for the entire faculty group,” a faculty letter to oldsters states. “I can totally perceive and admire the anxiousness and fear that you could be be coping with inside your personal households at the moment too.”
Whereas lessons for college kids in different 12 months teams are persevering with, the college has stated it would assist dad and mom in no matter determination they make in relation to their kids’s attendance.
College students who’re being requested to self-isolate or who select to remain at dwelling will have the ability to entry schoolwork on-line.
The HSE can be conducting a public well being danger evaluation at St Mary’s Secondary College, Nenagh.
In an announcement, faculty principal Michael Dineen confirmed that the college has engaged with the HSE.
“As a part of this danger evaluation, all shut contact can be recognized, contacted and suggested of the following steps,” he stated.
He stated shut contacts had been requested to not come to highschool – which caters to 440 college students – according to HSE public well being recommendation.
“The college will proceed to work with the HSE in guaranteeing all vital hygiene, well being and security protocols are in place on the faculty for the prevention and containment of Covid-19.”
The assertion added: “The college can not touch upon particular person instances or outbreaks of Covid-19 to guard the privateness and confidentially of these concerned.”