Posts: Important message from Mr. MTimoney - COVID

10/13/2020 8:52 AM by cindy.wasson

Dear ASD-W Families,

 

If your child has traveled
to the Moncton/South-East or Restigouche Campbellton Health Regions over the
long weekend, please read the following.

 

As the number of confirmed
COVID-19 cases has risen in certain areas of our province, Public Health and
the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD) have updated
their safety measures and guidelines for schools.

 

Moncton and Campbellton
Health Regions have returned to the Orange phase under the province’s COVID-19
recovery plan because of confirmed COVID-19 cases. At this time, ASD-W remains
at the Yellow Phase and our safety measures have not changed, however
Public Health has provided safety guidance for people in our region who have
traveled to the Moncton (Zone 1) or Campbellton (Zone 5) regions, or who live
in those areas and work in ASD-W, as follows:

 
All individuals who have
traveled to the Moncton or Campbellton regions since Friday, October 9th,
must wear a mask inside our schools and classrooms, outside the school at
noon/recess, and while on the bus for a period of 14 days from the day
they returned to our region.
 
Students in kindergarten
through Grade 8 will now be required to wear a mask throughout the day,
both indoors and outdoors, except when they are working quietly at their
desk, engaged in physical activity, and eating/drinking.
Staff and students in grades 9
to 12 will be required to wear masks throughout the day, both indoors and
outdoors, unless they are eating/drinking or engaged in physical
activity.
Students of all ages and
grades are required to wear masks at all times on the school bus, even if
they are sitting alone or with a family member.
 
If a student or staff member
lives in a house where others traveled to the Moncton or Campbellton
regions but they, themselves, did not travel, then they do not need to follow
these requirements. These new measures apply only to the individuals who
have traveled.
 

Public Health has stated
there should be no non-essential travel to these areas and anyone who travels
to these areas while they are in the Orange Phase will need to follow the
elevated mask use, as outlined above, for 14 days upon their return.

 

Please see the https://nbhc.ca/maps-health-zones-and-nbhc-communities
for the communities found in Zone 1 (Moncton Region) and Zone 5 (Campbellton
Region). We ask all families  to continue reminding students about the
importance of hand washing/sanitizing; practicing  good cough/sneeze
etiquette; staying home and calling 811 if they are ill;  physical distancing;
wearing a clean face mask;  and monitoring for symptoms.  
 

 

Thank you for your
understanding as we work together to follow the safety guidelines provided to
us by Public Health and EECD.

 

David McTimoney

 

Superintendent


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