Academy 360 confirms Year 10 pupil tests positive for coronavirus

The Sunderland school, on Portsmouth Road, informed parents on Monday, September 14 of the positive test – but said only students who were on a “close-contact” basis with the affected pupil will have to self-isolate.

In a letter to parents, the school said that a full risk assessment has been carried out and all those who have been in close contact have been told to stay at home.

All other year groups, including Year 10 students who have not had close contact with the affected pupil, should still attend school as normal.

The letter to parents from the school said: “This morning, I contacted the parents/carers of some students currently attending Year 10 in Academy 360’s secondary phase to alert them to the fact that a child has tested Covid-19 positive.

“Students are identified on a ‘close contact’ basis. A ‘contact’ is a person who has been close to someone who has tested positive for Covid-19 anytime from two days before the person was symptomatic up to 10 days from onset of symptoms.

"We have carried out a full risk assessment and identified all those who have been in close contact with the affected case and have recommended that they stay at home and self- isolate.

“If your child, or anyone in your household, develops these symptoms, your whole household must remain at home and not go to work, school or public areas.”

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