Health & Safety

Stage 1

• Regular health and safety policies and procedures  

Stage 2

• Physical distancing (2M) for staff and for Middle and Secondary School students when interacting outside of their learning groups.
• Hand hygiene upon school entry and before/after breaks and eating, using washroom and using gym/playground equipment
• Visitor access during school hours prioritized to those entering to support activities that benefit student learning and well-being
• After hours community use of facilities allowed in alignment with other health and safety measures

• Cleaning and Disinfecting:
  • General cleaning and disinfecting of school premises at least once in a 24-hour period
  • Cleaning and disinfecting of frequently touched surfaces at least twice in 24 hours, including at least once during regular school hours 
• Additional hand hygiene stations and provision of regular opportunities for students and staff to practice hand hygiene
• Floor markings, signage and education to support physical distancing, hand hygiene and other behaviours that reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19
• Any student or staff who has symptoms of COVID-19 OR has travelled outside Canada in the last 14 days OR was identified as a close contact of a confirmed case or outbreak must stay home and self-isolate, including children of essential service workers
• Daily assessment of children for symptoms by parents/caregivers, and staff self-assessment - students and staff stay home if symptomatic
• For Elementary School students:
  • Minimize physical contact within learning groups or when outdoors.
  • Physical distancing (2M) when interacting outside of their learning groups while indoors.
• Personal Protective Equipment:
  • Non-medical masks or face coverings are required for all K-12 staff, visitors and students in grades 4 to 12^[2] when inside a school, except when eating/drinking, a barrier is present, or while engaging in an educational activity that cannot be performed while wearing a mask (e.g. playing a wind instrument).
  • Exceptions will also be made for individuals who cannot tolerate masks for health or behavioural reasons
  • Students and staff will each be given two re-useable face masks
• Student transportation on buses:
  • Use consistent and assigned seating arrangements; support buses being loaded from back to front and offloaded from front to back
  • School bus drivers and students in grades 4 to 12 are required to wear non-medical masks^[2]
• Site committees and Joint Health and Safety committees in place and meeting regularly, including prior to any transitions between stages

Stage 3 to 4

• Physical distancing (2M) for staff and Middle and Secondary School students at all times
• Enhanced hand hygiene protocols and supplies
• Limit visitor access, no non-essential^[1] (as determined by the Board or independent school authority) community use of school facilities

• Cleaning and Disinfecting:
  • General cleaning and disinfecting of school premises at least once in a 24-hour period
  • Cleaning and disinfecting of frequently touched surfaces at least twice in 24 hours, including at least once during regular school hours 
• Additional hand hygiene stations and provision of regular opportunities for students and staff to practice hand hygiene
• Floor markings, signage and education to support physical distancing, hand hygiene and other behaviours that reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19
• Any student or staff who has symptoms of COVID-19 OR has travelled outside Canada in the last 14 days OR was identified as a close contact of a confirmed case or outbreak must stay home and self-isolate, including children of essential service workers
• Daily assessment of children for symptoms by parents/caregivers, and staff self-assessment - students and staff stay home if symptomatic
• For Elementary School students:
  • Minimize physical contact within learning groups or when outdoors
  • Physical distancing (2M) when interacting outside of their learning groups while indoors
• Personal Protective Equipment:
  • Non-medical masks or face coverings are required for all K-12 staff, visitors and students in grades 4 to 12^[2] when inside a school, except when eating/drinking, a barrier is present, or while engaging in an educational activity that cannot be performed while wearing a mask (e.g. playing a wind instrument)
  • Exceptions will also be made for individuals who cannot tolerate masks for health or behavioural reasons
  • Students and staff will each be given two re-useable face masks
• Student transportation on buses:
  • Use consistent and assigned seating arrangements; support buses being loaded from back to front and offloaded from front to back
  • School bus drivers and students in grades 4 to 12 are required to wear non-medical masks^[2]
• Site committees and Joint Health and Safety committees in place and meeting regularly, including prior to any transitions between stages

Stage 5

No students in schools.