A primary school headteacher has tragically died after testing positive for coronavirus with classes being cancelled out of respect.
Wendy Jacobs was headteacher at Roose Primary School in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. She was diagnosed with COVID-19 virus last week and was rushed to Furness General Hospital's intensive care unit but has since died.
Her pupils and colleagues are devastated and Roose Primary School will close today out of respect, even for the children of key workers.
A statement from the school's Chair of Governors, Fred Chatfield, said: "Dear parents and carers, it is with great sadness that I write to inform you that our headteacher Mrs Jacobs passed away today. "This is devastating news for our school and nursery