Dear Parent/Carer,
As a school we are working really hard to put in place measures to keep children safe and the school open. These measures rely on the hard work of staff and the support of parents- it is the whole school community working together that will minimise the impact of Covid 19 in Crynallt.
Of course, a viral infection is very hard to control and it can be picked up anywhere. For this reason it is especially important that the recommendations of Public Health Wales are followed. One of these recommendations is that the whole household should self isolate if anyone in the house has symptoms of Covid 19. This would be the case even if the child seems well because many young children appear to be asymptomatic but can still pass the virus on. Over the past few weeks there seem to be a number of misunderstandings about this within the school community.
If a child is sent to school when a household member is symptomatic or waiting for a test result there is a high chance they will pass the virus on to another child or staff member. This is likely to lead to at least one whole class of 30 children and 2-3 staff members having to self isolate for 14 days. This will have a negative impact on working parents and family life, as well as the children’s education (although we will continue to provide remote teaching). In the worst case scenario it could lead to a member of the school community or an elderly/vulnerable relative becoming very ill.
For this reason I am appealing to you all for your support to keep the school safe and open by keeping your child home if needed, even though we appreciate this could be inconvenient and difficult for you.
Many thanks for your continuing support,
Mrs Woodford