Two pupils from Ashby Hill Top Primary School have been sent home as a precaution amid the spread of Coronavirus - and a possible future closure of the school has not been ruled out.

Executive headteacher Sylvie Newman asked them to go home and self-isolate.

She made the point in a letter to parents that the school takes 'the health and safety of our pupils and staff very seriously'.

One pupil had a persistent cough and the other had a high temperature What Ashby Needs To Know About Coronavirus

Ashby Nub News has contacted the school for further comment.

The headteacher wrote: "Today we have had to send some children home from school with a cough and/or a temperature and they will be following Public Health England advice and staying at home for seven days as a precaution.

"At Ashby Hill Top, we take the health and safety of our pupils and staff very seriously, so we're sharing guidance from Public Health England on steps you should be taking. Current guidelines state that you should stay at home if you have Coronavirus symptoms.

"This means that you should stay at home for seven days if you have either a high temperature, a new, continuous cough.

"You should not go to a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital."

In the letter, the possibility of a future closure of the school is addressed.

It continues: "There is currently no blanket decision to close UK schools, however this new advice may have an impact on staffing levels in the coming weeks," says the letter.

"The decision to close the school due to availability of staff will never be taken lightly, our priority remains ensuring the health, safety and well-being of staff, pupils, parents and visitors to the site.

"In the event of closure, we will be setting work for the children to complete. This will be accessed from our school website.

"In addition, we will be uploading specific work for each year group on a Monday and each year group will be given a project to complete.

"More information will be made available for parents if a decision to close the school is made. As always, if you have any questions or queries, do not hesitate to talk to me or to your child's class teacher."