Schools going virtual in Thunder Bay
Two-week virtual learning period recommended to begin on March 1 at all three school boards, plus the Thunder Bay Christian School.
Feb 25, 2021 2:10 PM By: Leith Dunick
THUNDER BAY Students in Thunder Bay will be going virtual, starting on March 1.
A source confirmed school board directors in the city have been sent a directive approving the move from in-class learning, and said they believe all school boards are affected.
A letter sent to all local school boards from the Thunder Bay District Health Unit medical officer of health Dr. Janet DeMille recommends all local school boards pivot to virtual learning. The Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board confirmed on Thursday students will not be in school for at least two weeks.
COVID-19 is spreading at another city school, as an outbreak is being declared at St. Martin Elementary School. The District Health Unit and the Thund.
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Four Thunder Bay schools will be closed for in-person learning this week, with COVID-19 cases having been associated with a handful of other schools.
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The Lakehead District School Board announced St. James Public School would be closed to in-person learning, beginning on Tuesday, for at least a week.(Matt Vis/CBC)
Four Thunder Bay schools will be closed for in-person learning this week, with COVID-19 cases having been associated with a handful of other schools.
Sixty-one new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the Thunder Bay district on the weekend.
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Sixty-one new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the Thunder Bay district on the weekend.(Evan Tsuyoshi Mitsui/CBC)
Sixty-one new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the Thunder Bay district on the weekend.
The Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) announced 32 of the cases on Saturday, and 29 on Sunday.
Saturday s cases included 22 that were due to close contact, six that had no known exposure and four that were still under investigation.
Five of Saturday s cases were in Indigenous communities, while the remainder were in Thunder Bay and surrounding areas.
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More city schools now have cases of COVID-19 to report and two school are moving to virtual learning.
Lakehead Public Schools reports there are three positive cases reported at St. James Public School.
The board reports the Thunder Bay District Health Unit says there is no evidence the virus has spread in the school setting and it is not considered an outbreak.
The Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board tells us there is also an individual at Corpus Christi School that has tested positive for COVID-19.
The cohort at the school will remain home.
In addition the Catholic board indicates there is a second COVID-19 case at Pope John Paul II Senior Elementary School.