New Covid approach at schools will avoid 'lockdown by default'

Nee ymmyrkey noa er Covid ayns scoillyn cur shaghey 've fo ghlass gyn reih elley'

Shirveishagh jeean dy haghney stayd yn RU

Cha bee paitchyn scoill currit dy valley dy automatagh dy reayll scarrit ad hene my vees peiagh ennagh 'sy chamyr vrastyl as ta prowalys jarrooagh echey son Covid-19.

Ta'n reiltys gra dy vel eh caghlaa yn ymmyrkey echey ayns cur rish cooishyn jarrooagh, as eh gra dy vel eh geearree shaghney 've fo ghlass gyn reih elley'.

Jerdein 1 Jerrey Souree v'eh er ny hoilshaghey magh dy row kiare studeyryn, ayns daa scoill, as va eiyrtys jarrooagh oc son y virus - ta sleih credjal dy nee Scoill Ard Noo Ninian as Bunscoill Cronk y Berry ta ny scoillyn.

AS YN SHIRVEISHAGH YNSEE, SPOYRT AS CULTOOR, YN FER LHEE ALLINSON : Ta shin jannoo ymmyd jeh saase son lorgey coventynys ta cur geill foddey ny smoo da anchaslyssyn beggey. Nee ny lorgeyderyn coventynys goll stiagh ayn, nee ad cur enn er-lheh er ny possanyn caarjyssagh as eisht shirrey orroosyn dy reayll ad hene scarrit derrey vees prowalys jeant orroo. As my vees ad cheet magh dy ve jarrooagh, s'baghtal eh eisht dy bee ad goll er cur rish ayns aght elley.

Ta'n Fer Lhee Allinson gra dy vel eh jeean dy haghney ny vees taghyrt ayns buill elley.

AS YN FER LHEE ALLINSON : Ta shin cur geill dy feer da shiartanse jeh ny staydyn ayns y Reeriaght Unnaneysit, ayndaue ta corrillagh mooar, cheeadyn as thousaneyn, dy phaitchyn scoill goll er freayll mooie veih ny scoillyn er yn oyr foddee dy vel ad, ny foddee nagh vel ad, er ve ayns gaue. As myr shoh ta shin dy feer cur eab er jeeraghey shoh er ny feallee shen ta ny smoo ayns gaue, as cur rish ad dy mooar fer as fer, shaghey lhiettrymys ooilley cooidjagh er cheet stiagh ayns scoill.

Minister keen to avoid UK situation

School children will not be automatically sent home to self-isolate if someone in the classroom tests positive for Covid-19.

Government says it's changing its approach to dealing with positive cases saying it wants to avoid 'lockdown by default'.

On Thursday 1 July it was revealed four students, across two schools, had tested positive for the virus - the schools are believed to be St Ninian's High School and Cronk Y Berry Primary School.

Education Minister Dr Alex Allinson says he's keen to avoid what's happening elsewhere: