Parents withhold children from Mayo school over coronavirus fears

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A group of parents are withholding their children from a national school in Co Mayo due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19. 
Just seven of 125 students at Claremorris Boys National School have attended school this morning.
The school intended to close early ahead of the Christmas break, after recording at least 12 cases since the mid-term break.
However, the Department of Education instructed the school to remain open.
In a note on the school's website, staff said they had been left with no option but to re-open.
Principal Mark Loftus said parents who wished to keep their child at home would have his "full support".

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