COVID-19 connected to Shellbrook Elementary School
The Sask Rivers Education Centre/ Daily Herald File Photo
On Saturday evening the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division notified the public that a case of COVID-19 had been connected to an individual at Shellbrook Elementary School.
“One classroom of grade 2s and potentially the associated staff will need to isolate until April 10,” the release from the division explained.
According to the division there is no evidence that the case or cases was/were acquired or transmitted at school and in person learning will safely continue for the entire school after the Easter Break.
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STF calls for Level 4 in all schools after Easter due to COVID-19
Saskatchewan Teachers Federation president Patrick Maze speaks in Prince Albert on Nov. 1, 2019. (Peter Lozinski/Daily Herald)
On Wednesday the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) called for the Government of Saskatchewan to move all schools to Level 4 (online) learning for a two-week period following the Easter Break, which began Friday.
Level 4 means all schools would transition to online, mandatory learning from Monday, April 12 through Friday, April 23.
“There is a steady increase of COVID-19 cases in schools across the province,” STF President Patrick Maze said in a release.
“This two-week period will serve as a buffer to help protect students, teachers and ultimately our communities in the event people travel or gather over the break.”
On Sunday, the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division reported that COVID-19 had recently been identified by the Saskatchewan Health Authority at Diefenbaker School in Prince Albert.
The release did not say how many cases of COVID-19 were identified, but it did say that one classroom will be isolating as a result.
Despite the case or cases, the school will remain open.
“There is no clear evidence that the case(s) was/were acquired or transmitted at school and in-person learning will safely continue for the rest of the school after the February break,” the statement read.
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SASKATOON The Saskatchewan Health Authority on Wednesday announced an increased COVID-19 exposure risk in the St. Louis area. The warning was due to cases linked to events in the community and subsequent spread to household members and other close contacts. The increased risk is for anyone who may have attended any outdoor recreational events, suppers, poker rallies, or poker card parties outside their family bubble since Christmas. Mayor Marc Caron is concerned but says he and other council members are not aware of events or family gatherings. “We are following all the provincial guidelines. I just don’t want St. Louis painted in a negative light.”
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Jan 7, 2021 5:00 PM
The organization that represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan is calling on all school boards and divisions across the country to participate in a Ribbon Skirt Day challenge, as a means to help bring awareness to the important teachings and meanings behind the First Nations tradition of making and wearing ribbon skirts.
The challenge from the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Executive, comes after news a 10-year-old girl in Kamsack was told by school staff member the handmade skirt she was wearing, did not fit in with the formal day standards and that it should have compared with another child’s clothing. The Good Spirit School Division has since apologized, and promised to review the incident.