Many students in the area are set to head back-to-school on Monday, and the Chatham-Kent Public Health Unit is offering some information for the community.
“As staff and students get ready to return to in person classes on February 8, we’d like to re-share some important information about schools and COVID-19,” public health officials posted on their website.
CK Public Health officials say returning to class in 2021 brings in a some additional public health measures from the province that may include:
– Provincewide access, in consultation with the local PHU, to targeted asymptomatic testing for students and staff;
– Mandatory masking requirement for students in Grades 1-3, and masking requirement for Grades 1-12 outdoors where physical distancing cannot be maintained;
– Providing 3.5 million high quality cloth masks to schools as back-up supply for Grade 1-12 students;
– Enhanced screening for secondary students and staff;
– Guidance discouraging students from congregating before and after school; and,
– Temporary certification of eligible teacher candidates who are set to graduate in 2021 to stabilize staffing levels, following high levels of absenteeism.
More information from CK Public Health on back-to-school can be found, here.
The Lambton-Kent District School Board has also released some further details, here.
The St. Clair Catholic District School Board has also released some further details, here.
