Two more schools have been flagged today (Nov. 26) for potential exposure to COVID-19, bringing the total to three in under 24 hours.
Charlie Lake Elementary and Energetic Learning Campus (ELC) are both in the vicinity of School District 60 (SD60) - Peace River North's jurisdiction.
For Charlie Lake, Northern Health has listed Nov. 23 and 24 as its dates that students and staff may have come into contact with someone who tested positive for the virus, while ELC in Fort St. John may have been exposed Nov. 16 to 20.
These are the 19th and 20th times the regional authority has alerted a school for possible infection to COVID-19.
Northern Health's school-exposure section explains students should still go to school "if you do not receive a phone call or letter from Public Health," but you're also encouraged to monitor symptoms daily.
Should a student or teacher receive a positive COVID-19 test, Northern Heath's school notification process is as follows:
- Contact tracing is initiated to determine how the individual was infected and who they were in close contact with
- We identify and notify close contacts who may be at an increased risk, and advise them to self-isolate and monitor for symptoms for 14 days
- Only Public Health can determine who is a close contact
- Learning groups, friends or other connections may not be determined to be a close contact
- Public Health staff works closely with the school and school district throughout the case and contact management process to maintain close communication with the school community
Northern Health has listed the other following schools for COVID-19 exposure:
- Dawson Creek Secondary - South Peace Campus (SD59) - Nov. 16-18, 2020: Sept. 23-25, 2020
- Peden Hill Elementary School (SD57) - Nov. 12 to 17, 2020
- William Konkin Elementary School, Burns Lake - Nov. 16, 2020
- Bert Bowes Middle (SD60) - Nov. 16, 2020
- North Peace Secondary (SD60) - Nov. 10, 12, 13, 16, 2020
- Chetwynd Secondary (SD59) - Nov. 13, 2020
- Van Bien Elementary (SD57) - Nov. 9-10, 2020
- Ron Brent Elementary (SD57) - Oct. 30, 2020
- Hudson's Hope Elementary-Junior Secondary (SD60) - Oct. 26-Nov. 4, 2020
- Roosevelt Park Elementary (SD52) - Oct. 21-22, 2020
- Fort Nelson Secondary (SD81) - Oct. 15-16, 2020
- Notre Dame School (Private) - Oct. 13-14, 2020
- Prince George Secondary - Oct. 2, 2020
- David Hoy Elementary (SD91) - Sept. 17-18, 2020
- Quesnel Junior Secondary (SD28) - Sept. 10-11, 15-18, 2020
- Nak’albun Elementary (Independent) - Sept. 16-18, 2020
- Ecole Frank Ross Elementary (SD59) - Sept. 10-11, 2020
