There has been a positive COVID-19 case at a school in Huntsville.
Spruce Glen Public School has sent a letter home to parents of students informing them about the positive case, but it’s unknown if the person is a student or staff member.
The school is taking steps to prevent the further spread of the virus including enhanced cleaning and disinfecting areas where the affected individual may have been.
When the health unit confirms that a person does have COVID-19 they will manage the situation based on an individual risk assessment, informed by the Ministry of Health’s COVID 19 Guidance: School Outbreak Management. The health unit will determine who is at risk and ensure that school staff, families and students are provided with the appropriate information and recommendations to protect themselves and those close to them. These may include:
- Working with the school to determine who from the school community (e.g. students, staff, before and after care, bus, volunteers, etc.) may have been in close contact with the person who has COVID-19.
- Notifying those who have been in close contact with the person who has COVID-19, and sending them home for 14 days following their last close contact.
- Advising those who are identified as close contacts to seek testing, including those with no symptoms.
Due to privacy laws, the health unit will not release personal or identifying information about any staff or student who is ill unless deemed necessary. If your child has been identified as a close contact, the health unit will follow up with you directly.
To read the entire letter from school, please click here.