ST PAUL'S CE Primary School, in Wibsey has moved to reassure parents after another case of Strep A was confirmed there.

St Pauls CE Primary School, in St Paul's Avenue, in Wibsey published a letter to parents and guardians yesterday, with the headline "Risk assessing".

The letter, sent out by headteacher, Cath Palmer, revealed the school had another case of Group A Streptococcus – also known as scarlet fever or "GAS" – in the setting.

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It came after a letter was sent out to parents on Monday confirming a child had been diagnosed with the infection. 

Cases have been rising across the UK with at least eight deaths now linked to Strep A.

The common bacteria is often found in people’s throats and skin meaning many may carry it without displaying any symptoms.

But it can cause both mild and more serious infections – from a sore throat and headache to a body rash.

The new case at St Paul's has led the school to make amendments to its current practice and its schedule in the coming weeks.

The letter said: "We have actively sought advice from the Local Authority and Public Health and we are aiming to keep pupils within their teaching groups for the next week and adjust our practices so that pupils mix with as few people as possible."

St Pauls has postponed a number of its events as well, in order to deal with the situation.

This included yesterday afternoon's new reception open day, while the reception nativity has been moved to next Thursday at 9am and will be now in the school hall.

The school's Christmas Fayre will also be on that day, between 3.20pm and 5.30pm, instead of this Thursday.

Meanwhile, Year 2's class presentation has been moved from this week until Thursday, January 5 next year.

Mrs Palmer said she hopes the whole school performances next Tuesday and Wednesday will remain as normal and that pupils will be able to watch the live pantomime in the setting next Monday.

The letter said: "Decisions regarding next week will be made on Monday morning, in line with our school attendance and our usual risk assessing practices."

Yesterday's after school clubs went ahead as planned, due to adequate staffing levels.

But the school said today and tomorrow's after school clubs are cancelled because of the potential mixing of students from different classes inside.

The care club on Friday afternoon and school-led tutoring will be able to run as usual, as the setting has increased staffing at this time and pupils can be supervised in their individual year groups.

Breakfast club is also running as normal this week.

Mrs Palmer said: "We apologise for any inconvenience at this challenging time but the safety of our pupils and their families is of paramount importance to us."