Rising Covid case numbers in the Highlands are impacting on schools and nurseries.
Kyleakin Primary School on Skye, Tarradale Primary School and Nursery in Muir of Ord and Tongue Primary School’s nursery in Sutherland are closed for today.
Highland Council said all three settings were closed due to Covid.
On Tarradale Primary School’s Facebook page, a post apologised for the disruption to families.
It read: “Unfortunately due to impossible numbers of staff currently with Covid I am unable to open the school or nursery tomorrow.
“I am currently looking for solutions for Tuesday and beyond and will email and update you as soon as I possibly can.”
There are 269 school pupils are affected by the closure and a further 42 nursery children.
Orkney services also under pressure
Last week, Orkney Islands Council warned of similar problems as cases surged.
The local authority reported the highest Covid infection rate in the UK, at 2,290 cases per 100,000 people on Wednesday.
Interim chief executive John Mundell said at the time: “The widespread community transmission is undoubtedly impacting on how many of our services are run.
“Somewhat incredibly many continue to operate relatively unhindered, however for other service areas – despite the forward planning and contingencies in place – due to the significant levels of staff being impacted, the cracks are beginning to show, and the level of fragility widen in terms of service delivery.”