Four schools in Sudbury and one in Spanish are closed as of Nov. 22 due to COVID-19 exposures, all of them part of the Conseil Scolaire Catholique Nouvelon school board. These schools are: École St-Antoine, École Sainte-Anne (Spanish), École St-Pierre, École St-Augustin and École St-Dominique. Each school will be closed until Nov. 29, with classes resuming on Nov. 30. All associated daycares are also closed, except for École St-Augustin, where the infant and toddler program open remains in operation.
All schools are still open for online learning.
A letter to parents from the board details how students will be supported in their learning, including at home in a virtual format until their return to the classroom.
“Teachers will communicate with students and families through the Students’ Portal (Portail élèves) and the Parents’ Portal (Portail parents) to inform them of the upcoming steps and explain how this will unfold,” states the letter. “The distribution of technological tools is expected to take place in the coming days according to the needs of families, while always respecting recommendations from Public Health Sudbury and Districts.”
The Rainbow District School Board (RDSB) is currently reporting 35 active cases of COVID-19.
RDSB reported confirmed cases of COVID-19 at Alexander Public School and Jean Hanson as well as Ernie Checkeris Public School.
Students from R.L. Beattie Public School, Princess Anne Public School, and Lively District Secondary School on multiple shared bus routes have been asked to self-isolate due to COVID-19 exposures.
The Rainbow board is also reporting three active COVID-19 outbreaks at R.L. Beattie (five cases), Redwood Acres Public School (nine), and Sudbury Secondary School (two).
The Sudbury Catholic District School Board (SCDSB) is currently reporting 31 active cases of COVID-19 at local schools.
Outbreaks have been declared at St. Anne Catholic Elementary School (seven active cases), St. Charles College (six), and at Holy Trinity Catholic School (seven).
The Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l’Ontario (CSPGNO) is currently reporting four cases of COVID-19 at schools in the district.
According to the provincial government’s website, all four cases are located at École publique de la Rivière-des-Français in French River.
