Virus-hit Sydney school cleared of COVID-19 breaches

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published August 17, 2020

Sydney's Tangara School for Girls has been cleared of any COVID-19 breaches as the number of cases linked to the independent Catholic school reaches 21.

Police were called in to investigate whether Tangara School for Girls in Cherrybrook had broken rules, after media reports alleging ...

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