An entire class at a Surrey elementary school has been told to self-isolate following a confirmed case of COVID-19, the school district’s superintendent confirmed Tuesday.
Parents, students, and staff at Rosemary Heights Elementary have been notified of a COVID-19 exposure that occurred on Sept. 30, Oct. 1 and Oct. 2.
Following contact tracing, an entire class was asked to self-isolate. Officials at Fraser Health would contact parents and staff directly while the school would reach out to affected students to discuss learning options while they stay at home.
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Students in other classes should continue to attend school and monitor for symptoms.
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There have been 50 B.C. schools with COVID-19 exposure events as of Oct. 1, the province reported Monday.
Read more: Coronavirus: List of B.C. school exposures
Vancouver’s Elsie Roy Elementary has also had a class self-isolate due to COVID-19.
On Monday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said several full classes in both the Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health regions have had to self-isolate.
Henry said the number of COVID-19 cases among school-aged children has gone up only marginally since kids returned to the classroom in September.
Meanwhile, a group of West Vancouver parents wrote a letter to Henry and Vancouver Coastal Health Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Patricia Daly about a lack of transparency when it comes to COVID-19 exposures in schools.
— With files from Richard Zussman and The Canadian Press
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