A COVID-19 case has been confirmed at WP Sandin Public High School in Shellbrook.
Students from Grade 8 classrooms and associated staff will be self-isolating until midnight on May 28, the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division said in a statement.
“There is no evidence that the case was acquired or transmitted at school and in-person learning will safely continue for the rest of the school. The school division was informed of positive COVID-19 test results and communication is being shared with the classrooms/cohorts, the connected staff, as well as with the school community,” the Tuesday night statement read. “The learning program will continue remotely only for those students and staff affected while in-person learning will continue for the rest of the school. Privacy concerns prevent sharing of further details of the case.”
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The Saskatchewan Rivers School Division knows what the future holds for some maintenance and upkeep in the division. At their regular meeting on Monday the board of education
approved their three year Preventative Maintenance and Renewal (PMR) plan and budget.
The three years approved in the plan cover from 2022 to 2025. There were also some amendments to the current year’s plan passed by the board. The presentation to the board was by superintendent of facilities Mike Hurd.
“That is some good planning in terms of preventative maintenance. One of the things that is really nice about that and we emphasize it because we have been doing it for years, this is a good way for the Ministry (of Education) to fund these things and it’s got a great team under Mike’s leadership that makes sure we have got really effective maintenance plans,” director of education Robert Bratvold said.
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A possible recognition of Pride Month in the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division has been tabled after the board of education’s regular meeting on Monday. The notice of motion by trustee Jaimie Smith-Windsor was tabled in a five to four vote in order to have further consultations.
Smith-Windsor’s recommendation in her notice of motion was that the board invite students and staff submissions for the design of the SRPSD logo in recognition and celebration of Pride, June 2021 and annually thereafter.
“I think that it’s important to recognize that our schools celebrate gender and sexual diversity and cultivate belonging and ally-ship in many different ways but the board has an opportunity also to promote safe and inclusive schools,” Smith-Windsor said in her opening.