Easter Ross school takes steps to remove 'bottlenecks' in response to Covid-19 safety

AN Easter Ross primary school is taking steps to remove "bottlenecks" at entrances after concern was shared with parents by its head teacher.

David Hayes-Macleod, who is head of South Lodge Primary in Invergordon, said in a message to parents that staff are "constantly reviewing our measures put in place" during the return to classrooms after the lengthy coronavirus lockdown.

He said: "We now on day three of children fully back and we have realised some extra pressure points that need to be changed immediately.

"I and others are very concerned with the bottleneck and amount of children coming in the entrance by the Nursery and P1 and P2 classes."

A number of changes, communicated directly with parents, have been brought in with immediate effect. These centre around specific entrance and exit points and times for different classes.

He said: "I do apologise if this causes inconvenience but we need to ensure that all these measures are in place with enough time between classes so that we are not mixing bubbles and we are keeping the number of adults to a minimum also.

"Many thanks for your understanding and cooperation with these measures."

The school is amongst a number fine-tuning its arrangements in response to the Covid-19 threat following the phased return after lockdown was imposed in March.

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