Claim pupils are ‘told to go home’

Council stays tight-lipped

from school if they are displaying symptoms. All schools in Dundee remain open.”

The Tele then responded to the council’s statement, pointing out that many pupils and parents had been in touch with the paper about their concerns over schools remaining open.

The council did not respond to the email.

It is understood many pupils at the school in question were being kept off today as a precaution following yesterday’s news.

It had also been reported throughout the day that schools across the city had low attendances, with as many as 99 pupils absent from one city school.

No schools in Dundee have been closed as yet.

DUNDEE City Council refused to be drawn on specific queries put to it regarding the impact of coronavirus on schools.

First providing generic responses, the council declined to answer follow-up inquiries.

Here are details of exchanges we had with the council.

THE TELE: Apparently a third year pupil was taken out of class at (school name) as she had been in contact with someone with suspected coronavirus. Would it be possible to look into this?

CITY COUNCIL: Parents are being recommended to follow national health advice and only keep their children away from school if they are displaying symptoms. All schools in Dundee remain open.

THE TELE: We’ve been inundated with calls from pupils and parents today from (school name) to say students/teachers had been sent home over coronavirus fears. Is that the case?

CITY COUNCIL: No response.