According to the Good Law Project, which is supporting the family, referred to as the Brooks, Mrs Brooks has a serious medical condition and is on immunosuppressant drugs and the couple’s youngest child has a rare form of epilepsy which is triggered by illness and, in particular, fever.
The couple’s eldest children are currently in years six and two and attend separate schools.
They “have gone into school whenever case numbers have been low, but have stayed at home when the risks have been higher to protect their vulnerable family members,” the charity states.
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