"Some of the factors that we need to determine are whether or not there are measures that can be taken within schools to reduce risk without closing schools, or if for a period of time school closure might be the appropriate way to limit spread. "In addition to taking any AHS directives or recommendations, Van Brunt said CCSD has also asked all school caretakers to be diligent with high touch areas, "to ensure we limit the spread of any kind of contagious illness. Foothills School Division held a meeting Thursday morning reviewing pandemic response plans. "It will continue to be used as that tool to support students who may be self-isolated or quarantined or if we close down schools. "We are taking initial precautions around what those potential outcomes could be," he said.
"According to the board, families in some of its schools have been asked by AHS to self-isolate. "Students should bring a personal water bottle to school. "The CBE is working directly with AHS and the Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA). "We are requiring that all of our students who are in countries in Europe make arrangements to leave the country they are in as soon as possible and to contact Risk Management & Insurance (The university has also suspended its outbound study abroad program until August. "We've not made any final decisions on those because there's a few checkpoints that we need to do in terms of moving forward with those, but cancellations or rescheduling are definitely a possibility with that," he said.He said the board is checking with tour providers in terms of what other ways they're able to accommodate them, and taking a look at refunds, insurance and paybacks as possibilities.
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Buruma said if staff or students do travel overseas during spring break, the board is pointing them to AHS for directions.
What’s going on? In an emailed statement to CBC News, Holy Spirit Catholic School Division said it continues to monitor the situation and is working with Alberta Health Services' officials "to ensure the health of our schools.
"Hinshaw said there is some debate about the effectiveness of closing schools.
As concerns over COVID-19 increase around the globe and here in Alberta, school districts are making plans for how to respond to the pandemic and what to do in the case of school or system-wide closures. "We know that the [routines] of families would be significantly disrupted if we were to close schools, and so at this time we believe that the most important measure is [to limit] gatherings, especially with international travellers coming in and large gatherings of more than 250 people," she said.