TWO schools in Matlock will close for the day as a mark of respect after a head teacher died at the age of 40.
Kate Griffin, head of All Saints' C of E Infant School in Matlock had been battling leukaemia.
It was discovered she was suffering from the disease while she was pregnant in 2012.
The infant school, and nearby junior school, will be closed on Friday, May 2, to allow people to attend her funeral.
Mrs Griffin was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in October 2012 during a routine blood test, while 34 weeks pregnant with her third child.
Five days after the birth, Mrs Griffin started chemotherapy and went into remission in April last year.
But, last October, she was again diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia. A bone marrow donor drive was held in Derby last November to hunt for a match for the mother-of-three. The event was organised by Delete Blood Cancer UK.
Mrs Griffin, of Holymoorside, leaves husband Ross and children Lydia, Eva and Nancy.