Secondary Principals’ Association of New Zealand president and Papatoetoe High School principal Vaughan Couillault is isolating after testing positive following the recent SPANZ conference in Queenstown. (File photo)A "handful" of attendees, including Secondary Principals' Association New Zealand (SPANZ) president Vaughan Couillault​, have contracted Covid-19 after a recent conference in Queenstown. LAWRENCE SMITH/STUFF Papatoetoe High School principal Vaughan Couillault talks to Stuff reporter Troels Sommerville, as queues continue at the school's pop-up testing centre. Couillault, the principal at Papatoetoe High School, said he “only knew anecdotally” that a “handful” of cases were linked to the conference. Wellington-based New Zealand Principals’ Federation national president Cherie Taylor-Patel​ also attended the conference, and agreed people were “mindful” of the Covid risk, and wore masks in crowded situations.

Source: Stuff June 07, 2022 14:11 UTC