Tributes have been paid to a "pillar of the community" Scots teacher who died from the coronavirus. Principal teacher of maths at Notre Dame High School in Greenock, Inverclyde, Gerry McHugh, died on Saturday after contracting the virus.
Colleagues and friends have rallied round to pay tribute to the 58-year-old community stalwart. He was admitted to Inverclyde Royal Hospital before being transferred to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow before passing away.
Head teacher Kate Couttie said: "It is with the greatest of sadness that I have to report that Mr Gerry McHugh passed away this afternoon."His family cared for him deeply and are very proud of him and what he achieved."This loss will have a devastating effect on our