All Year 6 students were told to stay home on Monday after an infected person attended the school on Wednesday, November 17 and Thursday, November 18.In a message to parents deputy principal Karen Walker said the active case had impacted the Year 6 learning space, which is open plan.The school was not required to close as contact tracing and cleaning had been completed over the weekend. Families with children identified as primary contacts were advised to keep the students at home until they returned a negative test.Under new rules introduced last week the students would be able to go back to school after testing negative.Previously, unvaccinated students deemed primary close contacts were required to isolate for up to 14 days.Ms Walker said the school would provide Year 6 families with rapid antigen testing kits and strongly advised students to be tested each morning before attending school for at least five days.The rapid tests were not mandatory.The Year 6 disruption began as a class of Year 3 students returned to the school after isolating last week.The class was told to stay home after a positive case attended the school on November 10 and 12 and later tested positive to the virus.A second positive case was later recorded and was believed to be linked to the Year 3 case.The students were allowed to return to school on Monday if they had provided a second negative test result to the school. The Year 3 families were also provided with rapid test kits and encourged to use them.SOMERS CAMP, PENINSULA SCHOOLS VISITED BY COVIDA new coronavirus outbreak on the Mornington Peninsula has disrupted two schools and could also impact a popular school camp.Mount Martha Primary advised families on Sunday that a positive case had attended the school on Wednesday, November 10, Thursday, November 11 and Friday, November 12.As a result about 25 Year 3 students have returned to remote learning until at least Thursday, possibly longer.The class also attended Somers Camp on Wednesday, November 10 along with at least four parent helpers.The school has told families with children and parents deemed primary close contacts to get tested immediately and isolate.The Department of Health has also contacted close primary contacts with similar instructions including advice to continue isolating even after a negative result is received.No time limit was placed on the quarantine period.“The Department of Health will be in contact with you via SMS in the coming days regarding next steps,” the message states.The parent volunteers for the camp excursion were double-vaxxed and identified as medium-risk contacts, however they were still required to get tested immediately and isolate until they received further advice.Somers Camp has been contacted by Leader.Woodleigh School’s Frankston South junior campus has also been disrupted by an active case.An entire year level comprising two classes at the Minimbah campus has returned to remote learning after a student tested positive last week.A school spokesman said the school had notified all primary close contacts and was following Department of Health protocols. Covid OUTBREAK HIT PENINSULA SCHOOLSDromana Primary was closed on Monday after a positive case attended the school on Friday, November 5.The school advised parents, carers and staff that potential primary close contacts would be informed on Monday.People identified as close contacts should get tested immediately and limit their movements outside the home, a statement from the school said.The Department of Health would contact those affected and inform them of their required quarantine time, the school said.Other family members were not required to quarantine.Families attending St Mary’s Primary School in Hastings posted online that the school had been exposed to the virus on Wednesday, November 3 and Thursday, November 4.There are 261 active cases on the Mornington Peninsula, an increase of 20 since Sunday.At least 95 per cent of residents have had their first vaccine and 91.2 per cent have had both jabs.lucy.callander@news.com.au
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