KFL&A Public Health has notified the Limestone District School Board of positive cases of COVID-19 at the following area schools for the week of November 22-28, 2021:

• One student at Selby Public School on Nov. 25: one cohort is isolating. School remains open.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to Selby School Community Nov. 25, 2021
• One student at Frontenac Secondary School on Nov. 25: two cohorts are isolating. School remains open.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to FSS School Community Nov. 25, 2021
• One student at J.G. Simcoe Public School on Nov. 25: one cohort is isolating. Public Health declared an outbreak on Nov. 24 following identification of another positive case in a student from the same cohort. Two students tested positive on Nov. 22 and one student tested positive on Nov. 21. This brings the total cases at the school to five. The school remains open but visitors are restricted at this time.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to Simcoe School Community re Outbreak Nov. 24, 2021
• One student at J.R. Henderson Public School on Nov. 24: one class cohort and one bus cohort are isolating and the school remains open.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to Henderson School Community Nov. 24, 2021
• One student at Cataraqui Woods Elementary School on Nov. 24: one cohort is isolating and the school remains open.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to Cat Woods School Community Nov. 24, 2021
• Two students at Molly Brant Elementary School on Nov. 25: one case was already isolating and one required a new cohort dismissal. One student on Nov. 24: one cohort is isolating. The school remains in outbreak, however, the school remains open.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to Molly Brant School Community Nov. 24, 2021
• KFL&A Public Health declared outbreak at Truedell Public School on Nov. 23 following identification of a second positive case in a student in the same cohort. There are now a total of three cases at the school, only two are linked to the outbreak. Two class cohorts and one bus cohort are isolating and following directions from public health. The school remains open, however, visitors are limited at this time.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to Truedell School Community re Outbreak Nov. 23, 2021
• One student at Kingston Secondary School on Nov. 25: one class cohort is isolating. One student on Nov. 23: two cohorts have been dismissed. This brings the current total cases at the school to three. The school remains open. These cases do not constitute an outbreak as transmission did not occur at the school.
• One staff member at Storrington Public School: no risk to the school community and the school remains open.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to Storrington School Community Nov. 23, 2021
• Three students at Rideau Public School on Nov. 23: no risk to the school community and the school remains open.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to Rideau School Community Nov. 23, 2021
• One student at Polson Park Public School on Nov. 24 and one student on Nov. 22: neither case poses a risk to the school community and the school remains open. These cases do not constitute an outbreak as transmission did not happen at school.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to Polson School Community Nov. 22, 2021
• One student at Lord Strathcona Public School on Nov. 23: this case was already isolating and there is no new impact to the school. This follows the identification of two positive cases in students on Nov. 22: one case was already isolating and has no further impact on the school; one case has led to one class cohort and one bus cohort being dismissed to isolate and complete testing. This brings the total number of cases at the school to four. These cases do not constitute an outbreak as transmission did not occur at school. The school remains open.
  • KFL&A Public Health Notice to Lord Strathcona School Community Nov. 22, 2021

In cases where it has been determined that there is no risk to students or staff, cohorts are not required to isolate and the schools will remain open. 

Instances when a positive case in a school poses no risk to the school include:

• The case(s) is learning or teaching virtually and has not been in the school.
  
• The case(s) was already isolating and not attending school because they were previously identified as a close contact of a case.
  
• The case(s) was not present at the school when they were infectious. 

KFL&A Public Health works closely with schools to ensure that necessary steps are taken to prevent further spread of the virus both in the school and the community.

All families should continue to monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 and screen students daily as most cases of COVID-19 are acquired in the home setting.

Cases in schools must be reported locally and provincially. We are sharing this information with you to ensure you have accurate information. No further information will be released to maintain privacy.

Please visit the COVID-19 Confirmed Cases webpage for a list of current cases.

For more information, please contact:
Karen Smith, Communications Officer
613.544.6925 ext. 314 | 613.328.0947 mobile
Jane Douglas, Communications Officer
613.544.6925 ext. 311  | 613.328.0916 mobile