Kerry councilors are calling for the closure of schools across the country after Scoil Mhuire National School in Killorglin was sanctioned to close by the HSE after 17 cases were confirmed at the school.
In a letter sent to parents yesterday, the public health department of HSE South said all pupils were to restrict their movements and had been referred for testing by the HSE, along with staff.
The letter said that after a review and public health assessments were carried out in the school, the decision had been made to close and to advise parents to restrict the movement of their children right through to the other side of Christmas until 30 December.