The absences at two schools are due to mixture of Covid isolation and other winter illnesses.
Students in Year 10 at St Ninian's High School have now been asked to learn from home
More students have been told to stay at home this week due to staff being off sick at two high schools. All 176 Year 9 pupils at St Ninian's High School have been asked to learn from home on Tuesday and Friday. The Douglas school's 220 Year 10 students will also miss out on face-to-face learning on Wednesday and Thursday.
It comes as Ramsey Grammar School has asked all 139 of its Year 10 pupils to study from home on the same two days.asked to stay at home on MondayHead teacher Chris Coole said he had taken the decision as 25% of teaching and support staff were currently absent and the situation was "unlikely to improve much" for the rest of the week.
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