Another group of young people from a different Bucks school have also tested positive for coronavirus after a trip abroad.
It has been revealed pupils at Chesham Grammar School have also been diagnosed with Covid-19, after it was confirmed earlier this morning that students at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School in Marlow had caught the virus.
Like those at Borlase's, the majority of affected Chesham Grammar pupils caught the virus abroad during the school holidays.
All the affected households are self-isolating after being contacted by test and trace staff.
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The school will reopen as usual tomorrow, Thursday, September 3, following advice from Public Health England.
Buckinghamshire Council's communities and public health chief Cllr Gareth Williams has assured worried parents the school is "clean and safe to return to", adding that there is "no cause for wider alarm".
The pupils affected by the virus will return to school when their self-isolation period is over.
Cllr Williams said: "Public Health England are actively investigating these cases and are tracing any contacts to ensure that they are aware of the need to self-isolate.
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"There should be no cause for wider alarm and the advice to all Buckinghamshire residents remains the same; please protect yourselves and others by observing social distancing rules, staying at home if told to do so by Test and Trace and most importantly, get tested if you start showing symptoms of Covid-19.
"We thank the children and families involved for their vigilance and quick action in isolating and would urge any other Buckinghamshire residents to do the same, should any member of the household develop coronavirus symptoms or if you think you may have been in close contact with someone who’s tested positive.”
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