The South East Cornerstone Public School Division says a case of COVID-19 has been diagnosed in an individual attending the Estevan Comprehensive School.
In a letter sent to parents Saturday morning, director of education Lynn Little said the individual is considered to have been infectious while attending the school. As of Saturday, there were no changes to operations of Estevan Comprehensive School.
“We are working closely with Public Health staff to ensure necessary measures are in place to protect all students and staff,” Little wrote in the letter.
Public Health will be contacting parents and guardians of students and any staff, visitors and volunteers who may have been in close contact with the case and providing direction.
A close contact is someone who has been within two metres of the positive case for an accumulated 15 minutes.
“If you do not hear from them, your child has not been exposed because of the measures that are in place.”
The school division reminds everyone entering schools to monitor for any signs or symptoms of COVID-19.
They can refer to the daily self-assessment checklist. The school division asks people to complete this before attending school each day.
This marks the first time that there has been a reported case of COVID involving someone attending ECS since the province started listing cases of COVID-19 at schools in the middle of the fall.
The school division will continue to provide additional information to parents and guardians as it is available. For further information regarding COVID-19, please call Health Line at 811, and/or visit www.saskatchewan.ca/covid19.
