Good Morning Eardley Community,
I hope this email finds you all safe and well after the long weekend. I have an important update for you today, please see below.
Covid-19; School Start-Up Guide – October
- Please find attached the most up to date infographic provided by CISSSO. This document has been updated from the one shared last week.
- https://www.quebec.ca/en/education/back-to-school-2021 – The following link is an excellent resource provided by the Ministry with all up to date and accurate Covid-19 information.
Rapid Testing @ Eardley Elementary
- Rapid Testing will begin tomorrow at Eardley Elementary.
- Parental/guardian consent is required before rapid tests are administered at school. Emergency contacts within our system are not allowed to give consent for the rapid testing.
- Rapid Tests will be implemented for students who show Covid-19 symptoms at school (with received consent).
- The rapid test does not replace the PCR Covid-19 tests completed by Public Health at testing centres.
- The trained staff at Eardley administering the rapid
tests on any given day will be the following –
- Samantha Halpin
- Stephanie Lelievre
- Kim Teske
- Jenna Vatcher Robertson
- Anne Carbonneau
- Kayla Perreault
- Hannah Patrick
How will it work?
- If your child exhibits Covid-19 symptoms at school, they will be removed from class and placed within our isolation room (this is our current practice).
- Office staff will phone home and notify you that your child(ren) will need to be picked up due to Covid-19 symptoms.
- During this phone call we will ask for verbal consent to perform a rapid test – if consent is given, one of the above adults will administer the test (*there will always be two adults present during the administration of the rapid test).
- Upon the arrival of the parent/guardian to the school, the attached consent form will be completed to coincide with the verbal consent received on the phone (*if you do not give consent for a rapid test to be performed, this consent form will not need to be signed. Regular protocol will follow – i.e. 10 day isolation period or a recommendation for a Covid-19 test at a testing centre*)
- A student whose rapid test result is positive must be tested for Covid-19, and remain home until the Covid-19 test result is received. A student whose rapid test result is negative may return to school when the symptoms are resolved. Please see the accompanying letter from WQSB explaining this protocol.
- Regardless, a student should not come to school sick
Picture Day
- Please do not worry, if your child was away for picture day we will have picture retakes on November 1st, 2021.
As always, please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions or concerns.
Please enjoy the sunshine today,
Samantha Halpin