Hundreds of children have been learning from home after heatwave water shortages forced at least five schools in parts of Sussex to close.
South East Water blamed the problems, also affecting Kent, on “very high demand” for tap water. The schools either have no water or low pressure. Households were also asked to use water only for cooking, cleaning and hygiene.
Rotherfield Primary School, in Crowborough, closed to its 213 pupils at Monday lunch and still hadn’t reopened by Thursday morning as water pressure was “significantly lower” than needed.
Children were given work to complete at home, with the school considering live online lessons if the problem persisted.
