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Cornwallis Academy, New Line Learning Academy and Tiger Primary School to close early because of coronavirus and run virtual school
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Updated: 15:04, 12 December 2020
Students at three more schools will be learning from home in the final week of their autumn term.
Coronavirus cases at Cornwallis Academy, New Line Learning Academy and Tiger Primary School, all in Maidstone and part of Future Schools Trust, are rising, with more staff shortages as well.
Isabelle Linney-Drouet, CEO of the Future Schools Trust, sent a letter to parents yesterday
From this Monday, until the schools break up for holidays on Friday, December 18, the sites will be closed, with virtual school in their place.
Emmerdale s Down s Syndrome pregnancy story line saddens Maidstone couple
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Updated: 09:26, 12 December 2020
A couple, who live near Maidstone who proved Down s Syndrome is no bar to achieving their ambitions for a full life have criticised Emmerdale storyline on the issue which tonight sees two characters decide to end a pregnancy.
Laurel Thomas and Jai Sharma will come to the heartbreaking decision after testing revealed their unborn child has the condition.
Laurel Thomas (Charlotte Bellamy) and Jai Sharma (Chris Bisson) are told their unborn child has Down s Syndrome Picture: ITV
The scenes have drawn widespread condemnation from parents, families and charities with 30,000 signing a petition asking for the storyline to be dropped and 400 complaints made to TV watchdog Ofcom.