Bury primary school closes to 'break the cycle' of rising Covid cases

Children throughout the U.S. are being harmed by being kept out of school in response to the coronavirus pandemic, even though the overwhelming majority don’t face a significant risk from the virus.

school in the Highlands. The incident took place in the grounds of Lybster Primary School in Lybster, Caithness just after 9am on Wednesday, December 3.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.There was an outstanding performance by Glengowan Primary School pupils in the recent South Lanarkshire Council Sumdog Maths Contest.Final results saw the Larkhall-based school take first, second and third place for Primary 7B Room 14 , Primary 6 Room 12 and Primary 7A room13 respectively.Six Glengowan classes in total finished in the top 10 - out of 141 classes across the county.Whatsmore, in the individual

Jamie Lang Italy’s The Open Reel has closed several international theatrical and VOD rights deals, an increasingly popular combination as questions of theatrical exhibition linger during COVID-19, for a raft of titles ahead of and at this year’s Ventana Sur market, with designs on closing several more at the hybrid multi-city event.Spanish filmmaker Daniel Sánchez Lopez’s debut feature “Boy Meets Boy” found a North American distributor in Ariztical Entertainment, as well as deals with Salzgeber

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Concerned parents of pupils at Clyde Valley High are being reassured that the risk to the wider school community is low despite a number of positive coronavirus cases.It’s understood that around seven confirmed cases have been identified within the school in Overtown during the last fortnight.“This is on top of the already confirmed 10 cases starting from September,” claimed one parent, who was concerned

COVID-19 cases rise around the country,  Cardi B  has issued a response.Cardi is the one who let all of her fans know just how full her house was for the holidays, tweeting about how “lit” the festivities were because of all the people in attendance. “12kids and 25 adults over the holidays.It was lit !!” she tweeted.

Coldplay have donated a signed Fender guitar to help raise funds for a Gloucestershire primary school.The coveted prize is being raffled off by Swell Co of E Primary School in the North Cotwolds, which has launched a new fundraising drive in a bid to finance a new extension.The new campaign, billed as “A Swell Christmas Raffle”, will also see ticket-holders getting the chance to win a state-of-the-art Peloton bike, a Magnum of champagne and vouchers from a selection of Cotswold

Right before an Ohio restaurant temporarily closed its doors because of the state’s rising coronavirus cases, a customer stepped in to buy a $7 beer -- and left a $3,000 tip for the staff on his way out.  On Sunday, Brendan Ring, the owner of Nighttown in Columbus, Ohio, posted about the generous tip on social media.  According to the post, the customer ordered his drink right before Nighttown closed for the night. Sunday was also the restaurant’s last day before it temporarily closed.

Wigan Council has been publishing a weekly Covid surveillance tracker, featuring a list of the schools with positive cases. In the first half of the autumn term the number of schools affected by the virus reached more than 580.

Aberdeen have launched a probe after fires were set at a city primary school. Officers from Police Scotland appealed for information following a number of wilful fire-raisings at Kingsford Primary School.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a Safer at Home order that will remain in effect through the Thanksgiving holiday and end at 5 a.m.

"The Story" host Martha MacCallum tangled with American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten Thursday night over New York City's decision to close public schools to in-person instruction. City officials announced Wednesday that schools would be closed indefinitely starting Thursday after the seven-day average coronavirus infection rate for the five boroughs ticked above 3%.

Teachers' unions across America are calling for the halt of in-person learning as coronavirus cases climb once again.  Although some state governments have relaxed health restrictions, allowing schools to reopen their doors with precautionary measures in place, the success of a classroom setting amidst the pandemic has been a mixed bag.  In August, a Georgia school district was forced to quarantine nearly 1,200 students and staff members after a second-grader tested positive on the first day of

Has your child had to isolate because of a positive case at school? What has been your experience of home learning? Are you worried about the impact on their education? Let us know in the comments here. Pupils are being asked to complete work online and access the live lessons via a laptop or tablet, with those who don't have access to a device told to contact the school's reception.The fact that some pupils struggle to access technology has been a main concern amid the pandemic, with teachers

recently appealed to the public for their help in reducing coronavirus rates in wards, as the number was higher than at the peak of the pandemic’s first wave. Now, as Lanarkshire is on the brink of facing tougher lockdown restrictions, we can reveal that the total number of confirmed Covid cases in hospitals today stands at 259 – an increase of 39 since October 21.The total number of suspected Covid cases in hospital has however decreased to 39  – compared to 44 on October 21.