31 Oct 2021

Covid-19: Auckland school to close after staffer tests positive

8:30 pm on 31 October 2021

Students at Macleans College in Auckland are being told to stay home Monday and Tuesday after a support staff member tested positive for Covid-19 today.

MacLeans College.

MacLeans College. Photo: RNZ

The school announced on its website tonight that the staff member had not been in contact with any students, but all students will be taught remotely on Monday and Tuesday.

The school said that impacted staff would be getting tested.

Auckland senior school students in Years 11, 12 and 13 returned to class just last week after 10 weeks of remote learning during Level 4 and 3 lockdowns.

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