The school has offered to fork out for a total of 75 children and 67 members of staff to take coronavirus tests amid fears of an outbreak of the bug among its community. A spokesman for Barnsley Council told YorkshireLive : "To ensure this is easily accessible, a mobile testing unit will visit a site near the school to allow children and staff to be tested. "For children and staff who have not been in school since Monday 15 June, tests will be delivered to their home address, to avoid unnecessary journeys." One of the co-headteachers informed Barnsley Council on Sunday, June 14 that the staff had experienced symptoms when they were in schoos on the previous Thursday. “It’s important to acknowledge that just like anyone else in Barnsley, school staff and children may develop symptoms and test positive for Coronavirus.

Source: Daily Mirror June 19, 2020 21:07 UTC