Coronavirus: Sydney boarding school denies it acted inappropriately by asking South Korean student to leave

Ravenswood School for Girls says claims reported about the treatment of a South Korean student is "inaccurate and it is untrue to say that she was treated unfairly".

Ravenswood School for Girls says it rejects "in the strongest possible manner" any suggestion it acted inappropriately in its coronavirus prevention measures.

Ravenswood School for Girls says it rejects "in the strongest possible manner" any suggestion it acted inappropriately in its coronavirus prevention measures. Source: Ravenswood School for Girls

A boarding school on Sydney's upper north shore is denying suggestions it acted inappropriately by asking a South Korean student to leave in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. 

Nine Newspapers reported a Year 10 student at Ravenswood School for Girls was asked to leave her dormitory just one day after arriving because she had travelled to Shanghai, 690 kilometres from the virus epicentre of Wuhan, in October.

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