Changes are being made to how COVID-19 cases are reported in New Brunswick schools.
School districts throughout the province have sent letters home to families outlining the changes, which are being made due to the “significant rise” in COVID-19 cases in the province.
Up until now, Public Health had been notifying schools of new cases, conducting contact tracing, and providing notification letters to close contacts.
Now, it will be up to parents to notify the school principal and close contacts if their child tests positive with a PCR or rapid test.
The changes will take effect when schools resume in-person learning, which is scheduled for Jan. 31, or effective immediately for those students who are currently attending in-person due to specific needs or concerns.
Families will also no longer receive notification of school cases directly through School Messenger, social media, emails, or otherwise.
Instead, districts will post all school notifications daily to a new COVID-19 dashboard on their website. The dashboards will be updated late each weekday afternoon, with the weekend cases being added on Monday.
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