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A case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Dr. George Ferguson School in Regina’s east end.
Regina Public Schools said Monday the school will stay open, but those students who were close contacts of the individual who tested positive are to begin learning remotely.
Later Monday, the school division said there were three cases of COVID identified at Kitchener Community School.
That school also will remain open, with some students moving to online learning.
Students at Regina’s schools are in their second full week back in class after more than a month of online instruction.
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Students in Regina’s two largest school divisions only returned to class Monday and, on Tuesday, a case of COVID-19 was reported at a public school in the city.
Regina Public Schools said it had been informed by the Saskatchewan Health Authority of a case at Ecole Elsie Mironuck School. Remote learning is to begin immediately for affected students, but the school remains open.
Schools in the public and Catholic divisions reopened Monday after more than a month of remote learning. Elementary schools made the move to online instruction March 29.
Also Tuesday, the Prairie Valley School Division reported a person associated with Milestone School had tested positive.
Students in most Regina schools returned to in-person learning on Monday and that is where they will finish the school year, says Education Minister D.
By Ryan Young
Apr 20, 2021 6:28 PM
Students in the Prairie Valley School Division will be returning to the in-person learning on Monday.
With remote learning for the entire division ending on Friday, the school division, with the support of the Saskatchewan Health Authority, decided it was time to bring students back to the classroom.
Established public health protocols will remain in place, including physical distancing, mandatory masking, enhanced cleaning protocols and hand sanitization.
Families are also reminded not to send their children to school if they are feeling unwell.
Regina school divisions extend remote learning one more week; Prairie Valley resumes in-class learning April 26 By Ryan McNally
Apr 20, 2021 9:04 AM
Remote learning in the Regina Public and Catholic school divisions is being extended until May 3.
This decision means students and staff will have four weeks of remote learning split up by the spring break; one week before and three weeks after.
The move is once again being made due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, where Variants of Concern (VoC) are spreading across the province.
The Regina school divisions have indicated they are collaborating with other Regina-area school divisions with this decision, though nothing has been made official by the Prairie Valley School Division.