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Further to the Provincial Health Officer’s announcement on March 29, the updated Health and Safety Guidelines for K-12 schools were received from the Ministry of Education yesterday, March 30. The changes to the new guidelines focus on masks, and the requirements for all students in Grades 4-12 to wear them at all times while in a school building and on the bus. The guidelines strongly encourage mask wearing for K-3 students as well.
The two documents are linked here for your reference:
BCCDC Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools
Provincial COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidelines for K-12 Settings
(Changes have been highlighted and include revised guidance for Staff Only Spaces,
Student Transportation on Buses, Personal Protective Equipment
(with updated exemptions), PHE, music classes,
school sports and theatre/film/dance programs.)
An abbreviated explanation for the new guidelines can be found here:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/covid-19-safe-schools
For the most up-to-date COVID-19 K-12 School Safety Plans for Coast Mountains School District 82, please reference the information below:
Bear Valley School Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – March 31, 2021
Caledonia Secondary School Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – March 29, 2021
Cassie Hall Elementary School Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – March 30, 2021
Ecole Mountainview Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – March 30, 2021
Hazelton Secondary School Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – April 7, 2021
Kildala Elementary School Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – April 6, 2021
Kitimat City High School Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – April 1, 2021
Kitwanga Elementary School Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – April 7, 2021
Majagaleehl Gali Aks Elem School Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – April 1, 2021
Mt. Elizabeth Mid-Sec School Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – April 1, 2021
Nechako Elementary School Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – March 31, 2021
New Hazelton Elem. School Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – March 31, 2021
Northwest Trades & Employ. Trng. Centre Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – April 14, 2021
Parkside Secondary School Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – March 31, 2021
Skeena Middle School Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – March 30, 2021
Suwilaawks Community School Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – March 31, 2021
Thornhill Elementary School Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – April 1, 2021
Thornhill Primary School Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – April 1, 2021
Uplands Elementary School Updated Covid-19 Safety Plan – April 1 2021
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