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The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board confirms there has been one new case of COVID-19 at Beaver Brae Secondary School.
A staff member at the school has tested positive.
All contacts are being called and given instructions by the Northwestern Health Unit.
Anyone who hasn’t been contacted by health officials are deemed to be at no additional risk and can continue to attend class as usual.
In an update, the School board says one class at Beaver Brae is being closed to minimize any risk of spread. ); } return false; }); $( #comments .commentlist .comment-content a ).attr( target , blank );
Beaver Brae School/89.5 The Lake Kenora
A staff member at Beaver Brae Secondary School in Kenora has tested positive for COVID-19.
The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board says all contacts of the case are being called and given instructions by public health officials.
The board is also working with the health unit to make sure all potential risks are minimized.
Staff and students not contacted are considered to be at no additional risk and can continue to attend school as usual.
Three positive cases have been reported at two Dryden schools in the span of a week but officials stress there has been no school exposure at Dryden High or New Prospect.
Kenora, ON, Canada / 89.5 The Lake
Jan 21, 2021 6:15 AM
A survey of high school students in the Keewatin-Patricia District School Board shows most aren’t too keen on learning from home.
The poll found that only 21.8 per cent of respondents said they like online instruction, while 24.8 per cent don’t like it.
53.6 per cent don’t mind it.
When asked if you feel disconnected from your peers who are learning in person, 53.4 per cent said yes or sometimes.
Only 28 per cent of students said they would continue virtual learning if COVID-19 wasn’t a concern right now.
In addition, 60.6 per cent of students said they feel safe with all of the COVID-19 regulations.
Fort Frances, ON, Canada / 93.1 The Border
Jan 12, 2021 10:16 AM
The new year has just started, but local school boards want to know what the next school year should look like.
Two school calendars are up for review.
One would start school on August 30th, with two PD days and the first day of school on September 1st.
The final day of school would be on June 24th.
The second option would have the first day of school a week later of September 8th and the school year would go to the final week of June of 2022 with the last day of school falling on June 30th.