The south-east London borough announced on Sunday (13 December) that all schools in its area will close from tomorrow.
In an open letter, the leader of Greenwich Council, Danny Thorpe, said he had taken the decision to close schools after being briefed by Public Health England that the pandemic in Greenwich is "now showing signs that we are in a period of exponential growth that demands immediate action".
"We now have the highest rates of infection in Greenwich than at any time since March, and for these reasons I have therefore asked all schools in Greenwich to close their premises from Monday evening and move to online learning for the duration of the term, with the exception of key worker children and those with specific needs," Thorpe said.
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